Fire incidents involving regulators used in portable oxygen systems
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Fire incidents involving regulators used in portable oxygen systems.
OBJECTIVES To address the causes and prevention of fire incidents involving aluminum bodied oxygen regulators used by firefighters or emergency medical technicians. METHODS The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the United States Food and Drug Administration, and an independent forensic investigator examined several incidents involving injury to firefighters and emergency ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury Prevention
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1353-8047
DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.suppl_1.i34