- Author
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Ricci, F.
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Marcarelli, M.
- Title
- Out-of-Air Emergency: Using Technology to Survive.
- Coporate
- ConnectiCOSH, New Haven, CT
New Haven Fire Dept., CT
- Journal
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Fire Engineering,
Vol. 161,
No. 5,
95-96,98-99,101,103-104,
May 2008
- Keywords
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emergencies
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respirators
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survival
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fire departments
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technology utilization
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injuries
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death
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fire fighters
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fire fighting
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training
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self contained breathing apparatus
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standards
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rescue
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rescue operations
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fire fighting equipment
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oxygen
- Identifiers
- Line-Of-Duty Death (LODD); Rapid Intervention Team (RIT); air-purifying respirator; filter canister, the Last Chance Rescue FilterSM; self-rescue or rapid intervention; universal air connection (UAC); follow your department's Mayday protocol; oxygen availability; standards and OSHA interpretations; overreliance; gas testing performance results