Air Monitoring Flashcards
WHY DO WE MONITOR?
DETERMINE IF AN AREA IS:
SAFE (COLD)
UNSAFE (WARM)
DANGEROUS (HOT)
DETERMINE IDLH RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
SELECT PROPER PPE
CHECK FOR CONTAMINATION
DETERMINE TYPE OF HAZARD PRESENT
LOCATE SOURCE
WHAT ARE SOME BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS?
PEOPLE
BIRDS
SQUIRRELS
INSECTS
DO METERS TELL US EVERYTHING ABOUT THE ATMOSPHERE?
NO
THEY DO NOT TELL US EVERYTHING
WHAT DO METERS TELL US?
SOME GASSES ARE PRESENT
WE CAN ELIMINATE CERTAIN THREATS
WHAT IS CGI?
COMBUSTIBLE GAS INDICATOR
WHAT DOES A CGI MEASURE IN PERCENTAGE?
PARTS PER HUNDRED
ARE PARAMEDICS AND EMT’S INTRINSICALLY SAFE?
PARAMEDICS AND EMT’S ARE NOT INTRINSICALLY SAFE NOR IS THEIR EQUIPMENT
WHAT PERCENTAGE DOES TCI MEASURE?
PARTS PER MILLIONS
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF OXYGEN DEFICIENCY?
DECOMPOSITION
DISPLACEMENT BY GASES/VAPORS/ ASPHYXIANTS
OXIDATION
COMBUSTION
ABSORPTION
ADSORPTION
WHAT IS DECOMPOSITION?
MICROBES CONSUME OXYGEN AND PRODUCE CO
WHAT IS OXIDATION?
RUSTING OF METALS
WHAT IS COMBUSTION
CONSUMES OXYGEN
WHAT IS ABSORPTION
SOAK UP OXYGEN
WHAT IS ADSORPTION
PUSHES AWAY
WHAT IS LAG TIME?
TIME IT TAKES A METER TO RESPOND
1 SECOND EVERY 3 FEET AND TAKES 10-15 SECONDS TO READ
