Smoke-Free Surgical Facilities: Join the Movement

ConMed

Eighteen US states have mandated surgical smoke evacuation legislation, and more are voting on this important health issue affecting surgical staff. Ninety percent of surgical procedures generate smoke, releasing 150 chemicals including benzene, hydrogen cyanide, toluene, and formaldehyde. Most surgical smoke particles are NOT filtered by standard surgical masks. What can be done? Join the smoke-free movement, starting with taking ConMed’s CE courses, where you’ll learn the facts, including:

• The use of smoke evacuators decreases exposure to smoke particles by 88%
  
• ULPA filters remove particles as small as 0.1 micron for an efficiency of 99.999% -- more efficient than HEPA filters.

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