MEDPREPARATY, PRIMENIMYYe PRI OSTROM OTRAVLENII UGARNYM GAZOM V SHAKHTAKH. ZAMENITELI PLAZMY KROVI. GOLUBAYA KROV' [MEDICATIONS WHICH CAN BE USED IN CASE OF CARBON MONOXIDE ACUTE POISONING IN THE MINES. BLOOD PLASMA SUBSTITUTES. BLUE BLOOD]

• Main Authors: Khromov A.V., Bychkov S.V.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: "VostECO" Ltd 2017-09-01
• Series: Vestnik Naučnogo Centra po Bezopasnosti Rabot v Ugolʹnoj Promyšlennosti
• Subjects: UNDERGROUND FIRE; CARBON MONOXIDE; PERFLUOROX; BLOOD; PLASMA
• Online Access: https://ind-saf.com/uploads/s/l/d/a/ldab4xgicwcd/file/hJwbb5bp.pdf

Fires in the operational underground mine openings, as a rule, are catastrophic and lead to numerous victims. Due to the transfer of combustion products by the ventilation stream of the mine ventilation, they can be spread over long distances from the fire site and mortally injure miners along the course of the air stream. Essential assistance to miners in such emergency situations is provided by means of individual protection of miners, which are breathing apparatus of various types - so-called self-rescuers. There are cases anyway when they cannot protect from poisonous combustion products action. Then in the arsenal of mine rescuers there must be medical preparations capable of restoring the respiratory functions of the miners the fire victims. The purpose of this article is to familiarize mining specialists and VGSCh workers with the current state of medical preparations for carbon monoxide effect neutralization.