TIME & SCBA TANK USE ON INJURY PREVENTION/FIRE FIGHTERS

描述：(改编自《调查者摘要》)消防员 在美国，工伤比任何职业都要多 工伤死亡率只有矿工和 农业工人(1)。强调减少消防员受伤和 死亡人数集中在个人防护装备的改进上。 (个人防护用品)，以防止暴露(高温、烟雾和毒素)。的好处 不可否认，改进的个人防护装备在减少烟雾吸入和烧伤方面是不可否认的 早该这么做了。然而，尽管情况有所改善，但工伤和 在过去的5年或更长时间里，死亡人数保持着惊人的稳定。 (1，3-6)。个人防护装备的改进带来的次要事件是火灾 战斗人员现在可以在火场进行更长时间的不间断操作 句号。灭火要求消防员以接近最大限度的状态工作 精疲力竭；精疲力竭是规律；过度精疲力竭会发生并变得更多 在火灾现场较长的不间断工作时间是常见的。完毕 精疲力竭显然是造成伤亡的主要风险因素。我们 不知道有任何消防部门，包括纽约市消防局 (FDNY)，监测和控制消防员的工作时间 不间断地出现在火灾现场。首先，这是因为在改进之前 PPE，火灾本身起到了自然控制的作用。炎热、有毒的烟雾和 烟雾阻止消防员穿透过深或工作时间过长 在火灾现场。现在这种情况已经改变了，我们相信灭火 标准作业程序(SOP)必须更改，以包括时间控制 如果我们要确保消防员的安全并减少 受伤。

DESCRIPTION: (Adapted from the Investigator's Abstract) Fire fighters suffer more line of duty injuries than any occupation in the United States and line of duty fatality rates are only surpassed by miners and agricultural workers (1). Emphasis on reducing fire fighter injuries and fatalities has concentrated on improvements in personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent exposures (heat, smoke, and toxins). The benefit of improved PPE on reducing smoke inhalation and burn injuries is undeniable and long overdue. However, despite improvements, line of duty injuries and fatalities have remained remarkably constant over the last 5 or more years (1,3-6). A secondary event resulting from improved PPE, has been that fire fighters can now operate at the fire scene for longer, uninterrupted time periods. Fire fighting requires fire fighters to work at near maximal exertion; exhaustion is the rule; over exhaustion occurs and becomes more common with longer, uninterrupted work time at the fire scene. Over exhaustion is clearly a major risk factor for injuries and fatalities. We are unaware of any fire department, including the NYC Fire Department (FDNY), which monitors and controls the time that fire fighters work uninterrupted at a fire scene. Primarily, this is because prior to improved PPE, the fire itself served as a natural control. Heat, noxious fumes and smoke prevented fire fighters from penetrating too deep or working too long at the fire scene. Now that this has changed, we believe that fire fighting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) must change to include time control as a primary factor if we are to ensure fire fighter safety and reduce injuries.