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Nurses, professional groups press for mandatory surgical‑smoke evacuation policies
Summary
Nurses, perioperative associations and hospital staff urged the committee to require smoke‑evacuation systems in operating rooms, citing studies that surgical plume contains hazardous chemicals and can cause respiratory and other health problems for staff and patients.
Nurses, perioperative organizations and occupational safety advocates told the Joint Committee on Public Health that surgical smoke generated during electrocautery and laser procedures exposes operating room staff — and potentially patients — to hazardous chemicals, viral fragments and particulate matter, and asked the committee to advance H.2442/S.1482 to mandate smoke‑evacuation policies.
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