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Customer Reviews
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 Hy-D™ Hydrant Decon Nozzle Kits (Jun 12, 2009) |
| Reviewer: Chris Ascolese Consultant/Grant Writer,Emergency Response Indust |
| I think a big benefit of something like this is that it allows the skilled fire/rescue crews to quickly set up an emergency mass decon shower. Then they can go onto the scene and perform the functions for which they trained. Additionally, other first responders i.e. police etc. can quickly and easily pull it out of the trunk and set up a decon shower station. |
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| Hy-D Hydrant Decon (Jun 14, 2009) |
| Reviewer: Pittsburgh |
| I believe that the Hy-D Hydrant Decon Nozzle will afford fire departments, hazmat teams, and ems providers with a great first step for patient decontamination. I have seen the Hy-D demonstrated by the gentleman that developed the tool at an EPA seminar in Pittsburgh and it is quick and simple to use. A must have for any municipal fire. |
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| Why Put First Reponders in Harm's Way? (Jun 12, 2009) |
| Reviewer: Roger Flagler Wyoming, OH |
| I have always been amazed at the things we focus on and the things we ignore as they relate to firefighter safety. Decontamination is a perfect example.
When large contamination incidents occur and the official hazmat teams are deployed, they would not think of actively being involved it the technical/fine decon process unless they were fully suited in the appropriate hazmat apparel. But, for the first responders providing the initial mass/gross decon – any old thing will do.
The national standard procedure for the initial mass/gross decon efforts and as taught by virtually every federal, state, regional and local emergency service training agency is to bring in a piece of fire apparatus, hook it up to a fire hydrant and then spray water off the truck and/or through hand lines. What is not pointed out to these first responders is that if the victims, who are crowding around them, are indeed contaminated – the crews, probably dressed in “turnout gear” at best – are sitting ducks.
Then there is the apparatus. What are the procedures to ensure that it is safe for that crew to all climb back into the cab together after the incident and then back that truck into an enclosed building, where people live, eat and sleep for 24 hour shifts?
With the product show here, the victims could be directed to an open shower and congregate around an inanimate object, a fire hydrant and not subjecting our crews, equipment and apparatus to the “unknowns”. |
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