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I did about the same. When dealing with Level Bs, try to have someone help you with most of it. Move as little as possible. You'll suck less air that way.
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I did about the same. When dealing with Level Bs, try to have someone help you with most of it. Move as little as possible. You'll suck less air that way.
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We were extricating a 200 lb dummy. Had to move quite a bit. I knew the bottle was going to go fast just from my comfort level in the SCBA. I just need more training on them. We don't use them where I work though so unless I get a fire job I don't foresee myself spending a lot of time in them.
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The time estimates on the SCBAs suck. If you are sitting still then you maybe able to get around 60 mins. If you are, you know, actually doing real work that bottle goes down real quick.
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"Hey guys...Why's my mask vibrating???"
"Oh snap he's outta air, take a deep breath and hold it bud. Now pop the regulator off. Drill is over."
They were SWAT rigs so no alarms
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"Hey guys...Why's my mask vibrating???"
"Oh snap he's outta air, take a deep breath and hold it bud. Now pop the regulator off. Drill is over."
They were SWAT rigs so no alarms
I've had the vibra-alert go off before.... As I was pushing a guy out of a building for training.... As my mask was right in his crouch. He started laughing uncontrollablely (sp?).
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Oh God lmfao
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Now that's funny!
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Skip breathing works pretty well for extending your air supply too.
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"An effective EMS dispatch system places the first unit on scene within 4 minutes"
^^^ actual slide from a powerpoint in class
^^^ actual slide from a powerpoint in class
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They were trying to explain it to me but I was a bit preoccupied.
The gist I got was inhale normally -> pause -> little inhale -> pause -> exhale -> repeat.
Yay? nay? Seems like it would make you hypercapnic real quickly especially under exertion.
I'd love to play with an SCBA more.
To add some medical fun my pre-operation vitals were 116/76, 72 BPM, 97% on RA, signs rhythm on the monitor.
Post-operation vitals were 148/90, 119 BPM, 97% on RA and sinus tacycardia on the monitor and a very, very sweaty human being.
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That's the correct process.
The hardest part of the whole process is remembering to do it.
The hardest part of the whole process is remembering to do it.
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Gaaahhhhhh
My uterus is trying to kill me
My uterus is trying to kill me
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Haha I did the whole level B scba thing when I need that Hazmat training in AL.
Before I went in my BP was 128/88 pulse 112 (im always tachy)
And when I came out it was 112/64 and pulse 88.
We wore ice vests but I was still drenched in sweat even after the cold decon shower. Guess I was just nervous before.
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First time I played in Level B's we spent 8 hours in them learning how to make air tight tents out of duct tape and plastic. No vital monitoring or anything like that...got to love the military.
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They tried to put me in Level A's but I wasn't having it. I was uncomfortable enough for the first couple of minutes in Level B. If I was used to the SCBA it wouldn't be a problem but first time on air + level A protection did not seem like a good idea to me at all.
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Haha yea. I nevet thought of myself as claustrophobic untill I started getting all dressed up. Prob didnt help there was a plate of sarin in the room either.
I left my regulator partially open so I could have a steady stream of air when we were running around for the first time.
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I actually like wearing the SCBAs. That is one of the things I miss from the Fire Department. I always liked putting it on and then going for a nice run and some push ups.
Ohhh God the fail here is so strong...
"Hey guys...Why's my mask vibrating???"
"Oh snap he's outta air, take a deep breath and hold it bud. Now pop the regulator off. Drill is over."
They were SWAT rigs so no alarms
You can ignore a bell, it's very hard to ignore when the mask becomes something out of an adult shop
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