Escape Respirators for First Responders

描述（由申请人提供）：第一响应者是第一个到达自然或人为灾害现场的男人和女人。他们也是最后离开现场的人。第一反应者是警察、消防员和紧急医疗技术人员。在美国87000个司法管辖区，有1100万名州和地方急救人员。对化学、生物、放射性和核（CBRN）试剂有效的逃生罩需要得到NIOSH的开发和批准，以便急救人员可以有效地使用它们。TDA研究公司（TDA）及其商业合作伙伴正在联合提议开发一种符合NIOSH最近宣布的标准的CBRN逃生罩。除了CBRN保护外，逃生罩的设计还将有效防止一氧化碳。在一期项目中，TDA将设计、制造和测试在室温或低于室温下有效去除CO的催化材料。TDA及其商业合作伙伴还将在项目结束时设计容纳吸附剂/催化剂的罐。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): First responders are the men and women who are first on the scene of a natural or man-made disaster. They are also the last to leave the scene. First responders are policemen, firemen, and emergency medical technicians. There are 11 million state and local first responders in 87,000 jurisdictions throughout the United States. Escape hoods that are effective against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents need to be developed and approved by the NIOSH so that first responders may use them effectively. TDA Research, Inc. (TDA) and its commercial partner are jointly proposing to develop a CBRN escape hood that will meet the recently announced standards by the NIOSH. In addition to CBRN protection, the escape hood will be designed to be effective against carbon monoxide. In the Phase I project, TDA will design, fabricate and test catalytic materials that are effective in removing CO at or below room temperatures. TDA and its commercial partner will also design canisters that will house the sorbent/catalyst at the end of the project.