| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Ambulatory Surgery Center Safety Guidebook: Managing Code Requirements for Fire and Life Safety; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1: Fire and Life Safety in Ambulatory Surgery Centers; Introduction; Vulnerability of Patients and Risk; Dangerous Environments; Regulation of Healthcare Facilities; Conditions for Care; Federal Fire and Life Safety Code Requirements; Total Concept Code Requirements; Structural and Building Requirements; Administrative and Operational Requirements; Objective of This Book; What This Book Is Not; Chapter 2: Life Safety Code and the ""Total Concept"" |
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Total ConceptPhysical Environment Requirements/Components; Overall Structure; Egress or Exiting; Fire Protection Systems; Emergency Power Systems/Supplies; Medical Gasses/Distribution Systems; Medical Equipment; Alcohol-Based Hand Rub Dispensers; Interior Finishes; Operational and Documentation Requirements; Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance; Occupant Activities, Preparation, and Training; Written Policies and Procedures/Drills; Documentation; Chapter 3: Building Construction Requirements; Building Construction Requirements; Compartmentalization Concept and ""Defend in Place"" Strategy |
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Purpose of Construction FeaturesBarriers Limit Smoke/Fire Spread; Compartment Integrity; Types of Fire and Smoke Barriers; Walls; Doors; Roll-Down Automatic Fire Barriers; Fire and Smoke Dampers; Interior Finish Building Features; Operational Requirements; Chapter 4: Means of Egress; Importance of Evacuation; Components of the Exit Path; Operational Requirements for Egress; Chapter 5: Portable Fire Extinguishers; What Portable Fire Extinguishers Do and Why They are Required; Code Requirements; Correct Type; Fire Rating Category; Mounted in Appropriate Location; Accessible and Unobstructed |
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Training/UseOperational Requirements for Fire Extinguishers; Operational Requirements for Egress; Chapter 6: Fire Alarm Systems; Purpose; Types of Fire Alarm Systems; Automatic; Manual; Components; Fire Alarm Panel; Manual Pull Stations; Smoke and Heat Detectors; Horn/Strobe Devices; Monitoring of Alarms Outside an ASC; Code Requirements for ASCs; Operational Requirements for Fire Alarm Systems; Chapter 7: Fire Sprinklers; Purpose; Common Misconceptions/Myths; Code Requirements; Overview of Administrative Requirements; Operational Requirements for Fire Sprinklers |
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Chapter 8: Emergency Power, Supplies, and Electrical SystemsPurpose; Code References; Types of Systems; Generators; Battery/Uninterruptable Power Supply; Specific Code Requirements; System Components; Additional Requirements for General Anesthesia Locations; Medical Facility Power Outlets/Breakers; Operational Requirements for Emergency Power Systems; Chapter 9: Medical Gases; Risks and Hazards of Medical Gasses; Types of Systems; Code Requirements; Portable Cylinders; Piped Systems; Operational Requirements for Medical Gas Systems; Chapter 10: Medical Equipment; Risks and Hazards |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed October 3, 2017) |
| Subject |
Surgical clinics -- Safety measures
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Surgical clinics -- Risk assessment
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Surgicenters -- organization & administration
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Safety Management -- standards
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780128044872 |
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012804487X |
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