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Good afternoon,

I have received the following question from a colleague-your input would be
much appreciated.
"Hi, I have been receiving emails regarding the dangers associated with
using fire blankets and I'm concluding that we should probably not use them
to wrap up someone who might be on fire in one of our labs....

Fire blankets are valuable in labs for a variety of purposes.  One of those
does not happen to be wrapping        yourself in them to extinguish your
clothing fire.  In addition to trapping the heat, the fire blanket creates
a chimney effect and directs the hot, toxic gases, and flames into your
face, breathing zone and lungs.

Whether you go to the shower or not depends on your distance.  For anything
more than 2-3 steps, please stop, drop, and roll.  Someone else can get the
blanket and use it to help smother the flames.  Then, cool off in the
shower.

Blankets can also be used for (1) shower modesty curtains, (2) wraps for
after the shower, (3) a temporary stretcher, (4)to  keep someone warm to
avoid shock, (5) a pillow if the victim needs to be on the floor, and (6)
to smother other fires."

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Barbara Mowery
General Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator
Physical Sciences Department
York College of Pennsylvania
441 Country Club Road
York PA 17403-3651
113 Campbell Hall         717-815-6480      Fax 717-849-1653

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Good afternoon,
I have received the following question from a colleague-your input would be much appreciated.=C2 
"Hi, I have been receiving emails regarding the dangers associated with using fire blankets and I'm concluding that we should probably not use them to wrap upsomeone who might be on fire in one of our labs....


Fire blankets are valuable in labs for a variety of purposes.=C2  One of those does not happen to be wrapping=C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2  yourself in them to extinguish your clothing fire.=C2  Inaddition to trapping the heat, the fire blanket creates a chimney effect and directs the hot, toxic gases, and flames into your face, breathing zone and lungs.

Whether you go to the shower or not depends on your distance.=C2  For anything more than 2-3 steps, please stop, drop, and roll.=C2  Someone else can get the blanket and use it to help smother the flames.=C2  Then, cool off in the shower.

Blankets can also be used for (1) shower modesty curtains, (2) wraps forafter the shower, (3) a temporary stretcher, (4)to=C2  keep someone warmto avoid shock, (5) a pillow if the victim needs to be on the floor, and (6) to smother other fires."



-- 
Barbara Mowery
General Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator
Physical Sciences Department
York College of Pennsylvania
441 Country Club Road
York PA 17403-3651
113 Campbell Hall=C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2  717-815-6480=C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2  Fax 717-849-1653



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