First responders to suicide attempts face new dangers

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First responders to suicide attempts face new dangers


As St. Petersburg firefighters and paramedics approached the car in a residential area over the weekend in response to a suicide call, they caught a whiff of some strange smelling gas and noticed the car was filled with smoke.

But what really got their attention were the five signs on the windows. "Stay Away." "Contact Haz-Mat."

It didn't take long for them to figure out this was more than a carbon monoxide poisoning. They had a real live dangerous situation here. They backed off and donned full protective clothing and self contained breathing devices. They pulled a 23-year-old man from inside the car. They were not able to revive him.

It turns out the gas in the car was a custom-made combination of pesticides and cleaning products that the man in the car learned about from the Internet.

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I think it's terrible anytime someone commits suicide. I have a particularly tough time when people who are committing suicide are selfish enough to include innocent, uninvolved people. All too often, these include us. I must say that reading that there was a sign on the window telling them to stay away and to contact Haz-Mat actually warmed my heart. This individual was dealing with their life problems the only way they saw fit, but took the time to make sure no one else was hurt. I hope that individual found peace.
 
This is actually been going on for a while now. The warnings went out last year, about it.
 
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We've been having a few of these as well.
 
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