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Sprinkler In Operation Rooms In Hospitals?

01/13/2014 10:48 AM

sprinkler in operation rooms is a must ?

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Re: Sprinkler In Operation Rooms In Hospitals?

01/13/2014 12:16 PM

YES.

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01/13/2014 1:05 PM

Yes and no. Other fire suppression equipment is used when in use. And several of the staff on hand are trained in it's use. In the chance of a fire you don't go dumping water on the patient and get it into an open surgical procedure. The water from sprinkler heads is not sterile. You also don't want to spray water on the equipment keeping them alive and monitoring them.

I believe there is an activation switch once the patient is removed to safety if the other means of suppression does not extinguish it.

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01/13/2014 1:40 PM

Capsule-based sprinkler heads operate individually based upon temperature at the head, there are no other initiating means. They are also placed around the periphery of the operatory and their locations and spray patterns are chosen so that they do not drip (if leaking) on equipment and/or patient, also they may be required inside cabinets housing flammable materials/equipment.

If activated it means that there is a heat source in the vicinity the head that is heating the air to above 135°F. One would hope that no one is still in the room at that point, unless there is a flash-fire, the spray would be welcome relief to everyone.

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01/13/2014 2:56 PM

One would hope while doing surgery the team would not let the fire get to the point that the sprinkler heads go off. As I understand an saline solution is available to put out any fires on or around the patient. That CO2 is available to fight fire on equipment.

Limiting the direction of the spray is questionably effective. Does little good if the heat source that set it off is behind the spray pattern of the head.

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01/13/2014 1:38 PM

CO2 would be a bad idea , its a dangerous area, it requires fire suppression, yes

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Re: Sprinkler In Operation Rooms In Hospitals?

01/13/2014 3:54 PM

You should not be in this line of work! I suggest that you purchase and read the specifications you want others to provide.

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