New! – Smoke Inhalation Protocols – PDM

The moment we’ve all been waiting for – new smoke inhalation treatment protocols. Drs. Dan O’Brien, Donald Walsh, Alan Hall and Colleen M. Terriff, PharmD, BCPS, have authored new treatment protocols. Immediately share this document with your medical directors and local hospitals. This is new life-saving medicine. Empiric Management of Cyanide Toxicity Associated with Smoke Inhalation.

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Objectivity or Opinion: Which Antidote for Presumed Cyanide Poisoning?

Smoke inhalation deaths continue. And, although hundreds of fire departments stock hydroxocobalamin, a/k/a Cyanokit, there is concern about restocking expired kits because they were just not used – and the kits are expensive. With smoke inhalation deaths in every state in the United States, the question nobody wants to ask is: What is a life [...]

HCN 67 ppm and CO 442 – Carpet Pad

Live burns were held following the Tarrant County College Smoke Symposium. According to Capt. Jason Krusen who led the practical, the readings on the carpet and padding were 67 HCN and 442 CO. The overhaul burn threw the CO meter into stel mode with a reading of 1332ppm. View the video.

Preview Virtual Smoke Symposium

The new Virtual Smoke Symposium is a comprehensive online tool to fill the gap in the Coalition’s mission when instructors are not available to present to your department. The curriculum includes: Fire Smoke: Perceptions, Myths and Misunderstandings, led by Asst. Chief Rob Schnepp, who comprehensively explains fire smoke, combustion chemistry, the need for a complete [...]

HCN, CO & Parkinson’s Disease?

The question posed: HCN is a known by-product of the thermal conversion of CS from solid to gas. Soldiers are exposed to CS in confined and unventilated spaces in what is called the “gas mask familiarization exercise.” Is there scientific evidence of the relationship between HCN, CO and Parkinson’s disease? As a cyanide poisoning “expert”, [...]

HCN & CO: Combustible Material Fire Smoke and Air Monitoring

During the Tarrant County Smoke Symposium, Dr. Donald Walsh and Captain Jason Krusen led live burn training to reveal the dangerous levels of HCN and CO present during the burning of everyday household items. White white paper is now available. For those who don’t believe in HCN on your fireground- this is a must read. [...]