CO: Response to Carbon Monoxide Incidents

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Carbon monoxide is the most common type of poisoning incident that emergency responders must face, and causes up to 1,000 fatalities each year.

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Provides training to firefighters, industrial fire teams, EMTs, police, poison control center personnel, plant safety personnel and others who may be called upon to respond to an incident involving carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas.

Hazard properties of carbon monoxide
Where carbon monoxide is likely to be found
Exposure limits, and symptoms at various levels of exposure
Factors that impact symptoms.
How CO detectors operate and how they may become contaminated and disabled
Safety procedures to follow to prevent CO poisoning from occurring both in the home and workplace.
Treating victims
Monitoring for CO
Ventilating the building
How emergency medical personnel reduce the concentration of CO in the blood of victims
How emergency responders locate the source of the carbon monoxide. 24 minutes.

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Frank Docimo
Frank is president of Docimo & Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in training emergency responders in counterterrorism, EMS and HazMat issues. He is the HazMat Officer for the Turn of River Fire Dept. in Stamford, CT and co-chairperson of... more...

Chuck Herzog
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Steve Maslansky
Steve is a principal partner in Maslansky GeoEnvironmental Inc. He has over 30 years experience in emergency issues, investigation and remediation related to hazardous waste and hazardous materials issues. He conducts training worldwide for the US De... more...

Kent Olson, MD
Kent is the Clinical PRofessor of Medicine at the University of California, Sanfrancisco and Berkeley. He is also a practicing emergency physician and medical toxicologist involved in developing and teaching protocols for the medical management of h... more...

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