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March 2001 Training

March 2001 Training. Hillcrest Fire Department. Before we get started. Pair up with someone Take and record their vitals. What did you get?. Pulse Rate and Quality B/P Respirations Rate and Quality Skin color, temp, moisture Eyes Pupil reactivity, equality?.

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March 2001 Training

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  1. March 2001Training Hillcrest Fire Department

  2. Before we get started • Pair up with someone • Take and record their vitals

  3. What did you get? • Pulse • Rate and Quality • B/P • Respirations • Rate and Quality • Skin color, temp, moisture • Eyes • Pupil reactivity, equality?

  4. Practice with Patient History • Signs and Symptoms • Allergies • Medicines • Past Pertinent Medical History • Last Oral Intake • Events Leading to Problem

  5. Where we are going tonight • Overview of fire hose • Hose care • Hose appliances • Hose rolls

  6. How to damage a hose • Mechanical • Thermal • Organic • Chemical

  7. Mechanical Damage • Tears • Crushing • Water Hammer • Hose Lays • Pump Vibration • Excessive Pressure

  8. Thermal Damage • Avoid excessive heat when possible • How and where hose is dried after a fire • Bed covers

  9. Organic Damage • Mold and Mildew • Hose should be clean and dry • Remove, sweep and inspect all woven jacket hose every 30 days • Run water through hose every 90 days to prevent drying and cracking of rubber jacket

  10. Chemical Damage • Oils, paints, acids, bases • Runoff at fire scenes (especially car fires) • Where should hose be placed?

  11. Care and Maintenance - washing • Hard rubber and booster hose • Woven Jacket Hose • Neutralize acid exposure with baking soda and water • Oil removed with soap and water • Dirt can be scrubbed off the hose using brush or broom • Can use hose-washing machine

  12. Care and Maintenance - drying • Hose dryer • Hose tower • Lay out hose Remember, to avoid thermal damage when drying

  13. Care and Maintenance – storing • Rolled and stored in racks • Ways to roll hose • Straight Roll • Donut Roll • Twin Donut Roll • Self-Locking Twin Donut Roll

  14. Donut Roll – when used • Loading hose back onto truck at scene • Placed in storage • Does it matter which end I start with?

  15. Donut Roll – when used • Used when the hose needs to be deployed directly from roll • Both ends are accessible • Male end should be on the inside

  16. Twin Donut Roll – when used • Used on 1 ½, 1 ¾ typically, but can be used on larger hoses • Diameter of the roll is smaller so it is easier to carry • Has place for handle, or with Self-Locking version, the handle is part of the roll

  17. Hose Appliances and Tools • Hose Appliances can have water flowing through them • Hose Tools don’t

  18. Common Appliances • Valves • Ball • Gate • Butterfly • Clapper Valve • Valve Devices • Wye (Can be gated) • Siamese • Water Thief • Large Diameter Hose Appliance ( Manifold )

  19. Common Appliances – cont. • Fittings – connect hoses of different sizes and thread types • Reducers • Elbows • Caps – cover male end • Plugs – cover female end • Adapter connects hoses with dissimilar thread types, but same size hose • M-M • F-F • Strainers

  20. Common Hose Tools • Hose Rollers • Hose Clamps • 20 feet from apparatus, 5 feet from coupling • Spanner Wrench, Hydrant Wrench, Mallet • Hose Bridges or Ramps • Chafing Block • Hose Strap, Hose Rope, Hose Chain

  21. Care of hose couplings • Clean threads • Avoid dropping or dragging especially male end • Ensure the swivel works, clean regularly • Inspect gasket • Be careful when unrolling

  22. Threaded Hose Couplings Swivel Higbee Cut

  23. Hose Couplings • Common • Threaded • Storz • Less Common • Quarter Turn • Olifield Rocker Lug • Smap

  24. Lug Types • Pin Lugs • Recessed Lugs • Commonly seen in booster hose to avoid damage while winding onto reel • Rocker Lugs • Most Common

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