{"id":312,"date":"2022-11-22T05:36:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T05:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/?p=312"},"modified":"2022-12-06T13:39:19","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T13:39:19","slug":"module-2-f-exposure-to-gases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/?p=312","title":{"rendered":"Module 2: F. Exposure to Gases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Exposure to Gases <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Exposure to Waste Anesthetic Gasses <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Waste anesthetic gases (WAGs) occur when <\/a>insignificant amounts of anesthetic gases come either from a leak in a patient\u2019s anesthetic breathing circuit into the OR <\/a><\/a>room or <\/a>are exhaled from a patient during the emergence or recovery phases. These gases can provide an occupational health risk to perioperative staff. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Long-term exposure to WAGs is linked to: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Miscarriages <\/li>
  • Genetic damage <\/li>
  • Cancer <\/li>
  • Other diseases (renal and hepatic) <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Short-term exposure to high concentrations of WAGs can result in: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Headaches <\/li>
    • Irritability <\/li>
    • Fatigue <\/li>
    • Nausea <\/li>
    • Difficulties in judgment <\/li>
    • Difficulties in coordination <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      WAGs may include: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Nitrous oxide <\/li>
      • Halothane <\/li>
      • Enflurane <\/li>
      • Isoflurane <\/li>
      • Others <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        Decreasing Exposure to Waste Anesthetic Gases <\/h5>\n\n\n\n

        How can perioperative personnel decrease the risk of exposure to waste anesthetic gases? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Use of scavenger systems to remove any WAGs <\/li>
        2. Routinely checking anesthesia equipment for gas leaks <\/li>
        3. Not starting gas flows until mask is securely on a patient <\/li>
        4. Ensuring gases are turned off when intubating a patient <\/li>
        5. When filling anesthetic gases, use a closed system <\/li>
        6. Use of IV anesthesia (when appropriate) <\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          Scavenging systems <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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          1 – The anesthetic machine takes the gases that are exhaled from the patient and removes them via the ‘scavenging system’. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          2 – This tubing channels all unwanted anesthetic gasses out of the OR where they can be safely disposed of. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          3 – Follow the tubing from the base of the anesthetic machine, up and out of the room. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Exposure to Gases Exposure to Waste Anesthetic Gasses Waste anesthetic gases (WAGs) occur when insignificant amounts of anesthetic gases come either from a leak in a patient\u2019s anesthetic breathing circuit into the OR room or are exhaled from a patient during the emergence or recovery phases. These gases can provide an occupational health risk to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-content.php","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=312"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1203,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions\/1203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=312"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwf_post_folders&post=312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}