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ferent zones — across
the OR, out into the
hallway or into a
recovery room —
depending on the
intensity of the "fire"
(flames depicted on a
monitor that sits upon
a rolling cart).
Understanding the
fire evacuation
process is serious
business, but this
year's climate was,
shall I say, more fun
because we involved
staff as evacuees. The
OR head nurses who
directed each group through the stations and the safety department
staff who presented scripts about certain procedures did a great job,
but staff learned even more than before because they were able to
gain input from the person they were evacuating.
Lee Lynn, RN, BSN
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pa.
llynn@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Milton
S.
Hershey
Medical
Center
• FIRE PATROL (left to right) OR Nursing Education Instructor Lee C. Lynn, RN,
BSN, Fire Safety Supervisor Russell Knapp and OR Nurse Manager Jennifer I. Butch,
RN, BSN, BS, MHSA, CNOR, man the fire simulator.
