Enhancing firefighter safety post-fire regarding personal protective equipment: A quality improvement study
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Olympia Oliver DNP, RN; Kalah Regis DNP, RN
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- Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Abstract
Firefighters are required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) during and after fire suppression in order to prevent exposure to carcinogenic toxins. When PPE is not worn or properly decontaminated, firefighters are exposed to harmful toxins that could cause various health related issues. This has led to an increased need for educating firefighters on the importance of properly decontaminating PPE post-fire suppression. A local fire and rescue service have had five to six cancer related deaths over the past 12 years related to possible toxin exposure. Firefighters have expressed that they try not to take short cuts but sometimes it happens because mouth gear can make breathing difficult. Each firefighter is then forced to make judgment calls about removing PPE. Currently, there are no formal guidelines in place for properly cleaning gear at the selected site. While firefighters may sometimes use on-scene decontamination wipes to clean gear post fire suppression, there are no mandates.
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2020-07-17T21:09:33Z
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Type | Poster |
Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Category Information
Evidence Level | Quality Improvement |
Research Approach | N/A |
Keywords | PPE; Firefighters; Cancer |
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Grantor | Samford University |
Advisor | Coleman, Jennifer |
Level | DNP |
Year | 2020 |
Conference Information
Name | Ida Moffett School of Nursing DNP Poster Presentation |
Host | Samford University |
Location | Birmingham, Alabama, USA |
Date | 2020 |
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