Crna smelled anesthesia gases and thought it was the pt's airway but could not find a leak.She became dizzy, and asked for another clinician to come into the room.The isoflurane vaporizer was leaking, vaporizer turned off.Anesthesia tech removed the vaporizer and placed a new one on the machine.After several minutes, the second vaporizer was noted to be leaking.Second clinician took over the case, first clinician put on oxygen by nasal cannula and called employee health, treated in the emergency room (er.) machine, vaporizers, and pt circuit removed and sent to biomed.Another machine was placed on pt.
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