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Cockatoo Blue - In Pendant Smoke Evacuation System (IPSES)

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In Pendant Smoke Evacuation System (IPSES)

New Hospital Developments Now Specify In Pendant Smoke Evacuation

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In Pendant Smoke Evacuations Systems (IPSES) are now being specified in almost all new Australian and New Zealand Hospital projects. The Cockatoo Blue IPSES system has been installed in Melbourne’s Royal Women’s Hospital Complex including Frances Perry House. IPSES was also included in the John Hunter and Royal Newcastle redevelopments and a new variation of the system was developed with the Victorian Royal Children’s Hospital.

As well as new installations the system can be retrofitted into existing pendants and booms with little or no effect on functioning of an operating theatre. These systems have been fitted into Draeger, Trumpf, Esco, Claveguard pendants.

Is Your Workplace a Smoke Free Environment?

Across the world more and more work environments are becoming “SMOKE FREE” including Bars, Restaurants and even Public Places. This change has occurred due to the acceptance of the dangers of cigarette smoke to the health of humans in general.

The operating theatre remains a “SMOKE ACCEPTABLE” environment due to the production of surgical smoke during the use of Diathermy (Electro) and Laser Surgery. Worse: the plume produced during these procedures may be even worse than that from cigarettes.

Surgical plume contains similar Chemical Hazards to cigarette smoke including carcinogens such as: Benzene and Formaldehyde but it also contains the added hazards of infective virus and bacteria such as Hepatitis, Human Papilloma Virus and HIV.

These hazards can be greatly reduced by the use of a Smoke Evacuation System and the associated accessories. In fact the use of smoke evacuation is a requirement of the ACORN Standards:

Standard 1994 “Guide to the safe use of lasers in Health Care

Author: Standards Australia

Published: 1994, Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4173

Standard 2002 “Surgical Plume in the Operating Theatre”

Author: Australian Council of Operating Room Nurses ACORN

Published: ACORN Standards 2002, Ref: A21, Current Issue: May 2002

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