BREATHING PROTECTION EQUIPMENT CONSUMPTION: CONTRIBUTION FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL

This article presents an experimental protocol for calculatingthe breathable air consumption on Open-Circuit Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) used by firefighters during operations in smoke environment, especially in firefighting operations. The actual protocol is based on particularities f...

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Main Authors: Cristiano Corrêa, Anderson Souto Castro, Aline Falcão, George Cajaty Braga, José Jéferson Rêgo Silva, Tiago Ancelmo Carvalho Pires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Norte 2015-12-01
Series:Holos
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Online Access:http://www2.ifrn.edu.br/ojs/index.php/HOLOS/article/view/3314

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