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re you confident your staff could handle a malignant hyperther-
mia crisis? Although you won't know for certain until they
experience the pulse-pounding pressure of racing against time
during an actual life-or-death event, you can organize realistic
drills that have your staff run through the response protocols
Courtney Yost, BSN, RN, CNOR, RNFA | Irving, Texas
Stay on Guard Against
Malignant Hyperthermia
The best drills simulate the urgency
of a real life-or-death crisis.
• MIXED BLESSING Using expired dantro-
lene, which can be physically demanding to
reconstitute, helps make simulations as
realistic as possible.
