SCBA and Fire Fighter PPE.ppt

SCBA and Fire Fighter PPE FFII Training Hillcrest Station Oxygen Deficiency Oxygen deficiency Normal O2 is 21% 17% some muscular impairment and increase respiration 12% dizzy, headache and fatigued 9% Unconsciousness 6% Death Elevated Temperatures 120-130 degrees reduced B/P, circulatory failure Inhalation of hot gasses pulmonary edema (swelling) death from asphyxiation Smoke Made up of Tar Carbon Dust Some particles are irritating, some are lethal Size of particle determines how deeply it gets into the lungs Toxic Gasses Gas combinations will be different at each fire May cause Disease of lung tissue Impair RBC ability to carry O2 Gasses given off determined by Nature of combustion Rate of heating and temperature O2 concentration at time of combustion Carbon Monoxide Found at every fire Colorless and odorless Result of incomplete combustion More deaths occur from this than any other product of combustion Prevents O2 from attaching to hemoblobin 500ppm dangerous Carbon Monoxide – Care Symptoms Flu-like Need O2 immediately Hydrogen Chloride Colorless gas Pungent Causes swelling of upper respiratory tract Comes from burning PVC Very dangerous during overhaul Latent heat can cause plastics and electrical cables to decompose after fire is out Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) Interferes with respiration at cellular level and tissue level Colorless, almond scented gas Emitted by Wool, nylon, polyurethane foam, rubber, paper Concentrations above 270 ppm almost immediately fatal Carbon Dioxide Nonflamable, Colorless, Odorless Paralyzes brain’s respiratory center Watch out for CO2 flooding systems Nitrogen Oxides Nitric Oxide NO and Nitrogen Dioxide NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide Reddish brown gas, known as silo gas Released from plastics Cause pulmonary edema React with water to form acids Irritating effect often tolerated while inhaling fatal dose Phosgene COCL2 Colorless, tasteless gas Disagreeable odor Generated when freon comes in contact with flame Generates Hydrochloric Acid when it