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Since the early 1980s several disasters involving mass release of toxic substances have focused the attention of different administrations and the fire services into producing protocols and guidelines for action in civilian situations. The bomb attack in the Tokyo subway, in March 1995, made it clear that a terrorist attack using highly toxic agents is now feasible. Management of disasters in the...
Since 1 November 1993, the Paris Fire Brigade has conducted a feasibility study on the implementation of semi-automatic defibrillation by non medical doctor firemen. Sixteen Emergency First Aid vehicles were equipped with a Semi-Automatic Monitor-Defibrillator and 163 team leaders (all of them first aid professionals) were specially trained in the use of these systems.APPLIANCES AND METHODSThe teams...
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