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Hey housil, that photo of your lunch sitting on that container stenciled "ABC" it looks alot like a container for the emergency ventilation system for treating casualties of a hydrogen cyanide or cyanogen chloride chemical agent attack----as I recall the idea was very quick and high volume oxygen flow after the amyl nitrate. Of course I'm recalling stuff I learned in the 1980s and 90s so it could just be a case for other stuff but the "ABC" and the size and shape of the case makes mwe wonder. Am I close?

Housil,

Your photo sets are always incredibly interesting.

Looks like a lot of fun!

I agree, thanks for sharing!

rationtin440 wrote:Hey housil, that photo of your lunch sitting on that container stenciled "ABC" it looks alot like a container for the emergency ventilation system for treating casualties of a hydrogen cyanide or cyanogen chloride chemical agent attack----

These containers are solid, waterproof boxes made by "Zarges" and are in use in all sizes with all military and civilan forces.
So the "ABC" (="NBC") was just the purpose of using for.

rationtin440 wrote: as I recall the idea was very quick and high volume oxygen flow after the amyl nitrate. Of course I'm recalling stuff I learned in the 1980s and 90s so it could just be a case for other stuff but the "ABC" and the size and shape of the case makes mwe wonder. Am I close?

Not to go to deep into, the problem of "cyanide" is it blocks the cellular respiration so no matter how much oxygen you breath - even 100% - it never goes into the cell and you will "inner suffocate". You´ll need a "Cyanide Antidote Kit" (4-dimethylaminophenol).

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Thanks for refreshing my memory housil! NBC school was like 24 years ago and I can't believe how easy it is to forget stuff. And I agree there's really no need to go into the problem of cyanide, just that it's a serious issue and not something we ever wanted to have to deal with.

I´m a pro paramedic and also have to keep reading my books to keep all these "little details" in my mind

Thanks housil, that makes me feel better! Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one with memory issues, and eventhough I'm only 48, I feel very old when it comes to recalling stuff; my wife says I'm too stubborn to look stuff up, her favorite line is "that's why you have all those military medical manuals, you're supposed to use them!"

rationtin440 wrote: and eventhough I'm only 48, I feel very old when it comes to recalling stuff

I´m only 45 but was a station leader for the last 10 years so I spent most of my skills in "administration & paperworks".
Since April I´m back on regular ACLS Ambulance duty and have to reread lot´s of about all the new drugs we got, new techniques they established etc... I bought all the current books to keep me in time