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ER1000 ESCAPE RESPIRATOR ONLINE TRAINING

ER1000 ESCAPE RESPIRATOR ONLINE TRAINING. Hunterdon County Homeland Security & Hunterdon County Office of Emergency Management May 2004 Made possible through FY03 Office of Domestic Preparedness / Homeland Security Grant Bucky Buchanan, EMS Coordinator. Source & Rational of Equipment.

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ER1000 ESCAPE RESPIRATOR ONLINE TRAINING

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  1. ER1000ESCAPE RESPIRATORONLINE TRAINING Hunterdon County Homeland Security & Hunterdon County Office of Emergency Management May 2004 Made possible through FY03 Office of Domestic Preparedness / Homeland Security Grant Bucky Buchanan, EMS Coordinator

  2. Source & Rational of Equipment • Made possible through FY03 Department of Justice Homeland Security grant • A Joint Working Group decided at the state level, that EMS was in need of ESCAPE HOODS in case of a CBRNE event, where EMS needed respiratory protect to self-evacuate to a safe location • Standard equipment on ALL ambulances across the state

  3. Hunterdon EMS Distribution • Hunterdon County EMS received funding to purchase ER1000 Escape Respirators and holding bags for: • Each BLS Unit – 4 per unit • Each ALS Unit – 2 per unit • Each Support Vehicle – 1 per unit • (Chief, Command, Rescue, Support, etc, not including bikes, boats, trailers) • *NOTE: Information on number of vehicles was obtained from 2004 EMS Equipment survey

  4. ER1000 ESCAPE RESPIRATORTRAINING • Description • Limitations • Warnings • Donning & Doffing • Maintenance • Storage • Expiration • Agency Responsibility

  5. Description • The North ER1000 Escape Respirator is an ESCAPE ONLY, Air-Purifying respirator consisting of a hood with neck seal, a halfmask facepiece and two air-purifying cartridges. • When the wearer inhales, air is drawn through the air-purifying cartridges and expelled through the exhalation valve when the wearer exhales

  6. WARNINGS • This respirator is designed to provide LIMITED PROTECTION for a SINGLE ESCAPE from: • GASES • VAPORS • PARTICULARS • DO NOT REUSE • It is NOT designed for escape from FIRE or RADIATION

  7. Do NOT use to enter into a contaminated or unknown atmosphere for ANY purpose Do NOT use for protection while working in a LDH atmosphere Do NOT remove while in a contaminated or unknown atmosphere This respirator will NOT provide protection from high heat, flames or carbon monoxide Do NOT use for fire fighting or escape from fire WARNINGS Con’t

  8. Donning the Respirator • The neck seal of the respirator seals around the users neck • Remove any neckware, such as ties or jewelry and tie back any hair that may interfere with the neck seal

  9. DONNING #2 • Remove the respirator from its SEALED container • With the FACEPIECE away from you, place your hands through the neck seal and stretch the seal

  10. DONNING #3 • Slip the respirator over your head until the neck seal is around your neck • Assure the head harness is centered on the crown of your head • Smooth any rolls in the neck seal to assure a good seal

  11. DONNING #4 • Position the half mask facepiece over your nose, mouth and chin and tighten the halfmask by simultaneously pulling on the straps on each side of the respirator until you get a seal between your face and the halfmask facepiece

  12. DONNING #5 • GET OUT of the area quickly but safely • If contaminated, call for support and HazMat for decontamination of yourself and your unit • Leave respirator on until in a safe area

  13. Doffing the Respirator • In a NON-CONTAMINATED area, loosen the straps by pulling forward on the latches • Grab the neck seal with both hands, and pull the hood over your head

  14. Maintenance • The respirators are to be stored ON YOUR UNITS for emergency use • Should be in an easily accessible cabinet • The respirator is designed for a SINGLE USE • Should be disposed of after use • Check during your daily, weekly or monthly rig checks to make sure still in sealed package and present

  15. STORAGE • The Escape Respirator is packaged in a SEALED FOIL PACKAGE to protect from light and moisture • Store the respirator in a CLEAN, DRY area in its original sealed foil package

  16. EXPIRATION DATE • Expiration date is FIVE YEARS from date of manufacture • The expiration date is on the box and the foil package

  17. AGENCY RESPONSIBLITY • Place respirators into response units • 4 Each BLS Unit • 1 Each Support Vehicle • 2 Each ALS Unit • Replace units once used • Ensure members are trained in usage of the ESCAPE RESPIRATOR, though this online module, and in-service drills • Remind members of location and proper usage • Have available for use at special events, standby’s, etc

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