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W
hen it comes to surgical smoke, do
your staff members and surgeons
wonder what all the fuss is about?
After we made a commitment to go smoke-free,
we met some resistance from surgeons and staff.
To help drive home the danger of surgical smoke,
we purchased 2 hot-pink e-cigarettes and a nico-
tine-free strawberry vaping liquid that posed no
threat to staff or us. Then during a clinical com-
mittee meeting, the facility's medical director and
I began to smoke the e-cigs while discussing the
dangers of surgical smoke. At first, everyone was
shocked, but they soon were asking questions
and joining in on the discussion. The presenta-
tion worked — the next morning we heard our
physicians talking to staff about the importance
of evacuating surgical smoke.
Jane Haire, RN, BSN, CASC
Nebraska Surgery Center
Lincoln, Neb.
jhaire@nebraskasurgery.com
V A P O R V I C T O R Y
E-Cigarettes Show the Dangers of Surgical Smoke
