Alerts

This page has been reserved for bringing urgent issues to the immediate attention of emergency services organizations, practitioners and partners. You are invited to be aware, investigate, draw your own conclusions, and take action as may be appropriate:

1. Certified Fire Fighting Gloves fail to perform as per certification requirements, click here to begin to investigate:
   • https://www.rkb.us/safety_noticedetail.cfm?safety_notice_id=29&query=&overridesubtype=999
   • http://www.fdnntv.com/Safety-Alert-Recall-Blaze-Fighter-Glove
2. Burgler Alarm System propogates fog/smoke - be aware - Safety/hazard challenge for all three services? Click here to begin to investigate:
   • http://firechief.com/news/burglar_alarms_05142007
   • http://www.iafc.org/files/flss_FogEmittingBurglarAlarmBulletin.pdf
   • http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project-030808-103245/unrestricted/hxa-a081-fog-security-devices.pdf
3. Like vials of Medications cause confusion, serious patient outcome implications. Click here to begin to investigate:
   • http://www.emscc.ca/docs/EVENT-EMSPatientSafetySummaryJuly2010-June2012.pdf
   • http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Js2270e/5.4.html
   • http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm112665.htm
4. Tire Studies, Emergency Vehicles - lots of research on this important topic and many others.Click here to begin to investigate:
   • https://www.justnet.org/standards/Tires.html

BTW - Numerous equipment safety notices can be found at: https://www.rkb.us/search.cfm?typeid=54

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