FireRehab.com Communications Newsletter

FireRehab
Communications
July 2007
Volume 4

Fireground Medical Operations
To Mist or Not to Mist: That is the Question
	By David Jaslow — Albert Einstein Medical Center
	Summertime is prime time for fire rehab in most parts of the United States. Daytime temperatures may rise to the high 90s and beyond, and nights are sticky and humid. It is essential that fire rehab sectors have the capability to allow emergency responders to rest, shed their personal protective equipment, rehydrate and allow for heat transfer from their body to the atmosphere ... Full Column
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The Rehab Sector
Setting Up Rehab Sectors: It's Easy and it Works!
	By Perry Denehy, FireRehab Columnist
	I assisted at a live training burn recently for my old fire department in Mason, Ohio. I was honored to have been asked by the instructors and, with the permission of their chief, to head up the rehab sector. As the crews prepared to begin the evolutions, I began to set up the sector — and the simplicity of setting up rehab was again confirmed ... Full Column
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Rehab and Revitalize
Factoring in Environmental Conditions for Rehab
	By James Augustine, FireRehab Columnist
	The rehabilitation program must address the safety of firefighters across all environmental conditions. Each incident produces a unique set of challenges, and rehab leaders must set the priorities for each of the elements. Reducing risk by providing clean air is critical. Most departments have now forbidden personnel and civilians from smoking cigarettes ... Full Column
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News and Announcements:

Calif. firefighter hospitalized for heat exhaustion
[Pomona, Calif.]

Smoke inhalation, lack of team communication contributed to death of Colo. firefighter
[Denver]

Wash. firefighters suffer heat exhaustion

[Kenmore, Wash.]

Fla. firefighters hand out life saving CO detectors
[Delray Beach, Fla.]

Smoke, soot felled Ga. firefighter
[Atlanta]

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FireRehab Tip

'Gear Down, Cool Down'

By Don Chisholm, Lexington (Mass.) Fire Department

Often, when firefighters are in rehab, the one repeated mistake is that they are still wearing their turn-out gear. Whether it is your bunker pants or an open turn-out coat or your lid, it is all preventing you from cooling down efficiently and quickly ... Full Tip