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Author
Ricci, F. | Marcarelli, M.
Title
Out-of-Air Emergency: Using Technology to Survive.
Coporate
ConnectiCOSH, New Haven, CT New Haven Fire Dept., CT
Journal
Fire Engineering, Vol. 161, No. 5, 95-96,98-99,101,103-104, May 2008
Keywords
emergencies | respirators | survival | fire departments | technology utilization | injuries | death | fire fighters | fire fighting | training | self contained breathing apparatus | standards | rescue | rescue operations | fire fighting equipment | 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