@article{ref1,
title="Metal anesthesia circuit components stop the progression of laser fires",
journal="Journal of clinical anesthesia",
year="1994",
author="Sosis, M. B. and Braverman, B.",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="52-54",
abstract="STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether metallic Y-pieces and elbows would halt the progression of a laser-induced endotracheal tube fire. DESIGN: A segment of polyvinyl chloride endotracheal tube was attached to either an all-plastic anesthesia circle breathing system (n = 5) or a circuit consisting of a metal Y-piece and elbow with plastic hoses (n = 5). In each case, an Nd-YAG laser was used to ignite the endotracheal tube segment and attached anesthesia circuit as 5 L/min of oxygen was flowing through them. SETTING: Research laboratory of a university-affiliated metropolitan medical center. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The flames from the endotracheal tubes burned through the 22 mm hoses that were part of the all-plastic circuits in 49.5 +/- 8.8 seconds (mean +/- SD). In none of the trials with the metal components did the fire advance beyond the endotracheal tube's 15 mm adapter. CONCLUSIONS: Metal circuit components halt the progression of laser-induced endotracheal tube fires toward the anesthesia machine.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0952-8180",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}