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Using Black Lights For Equipment / Ambulance Decontamination
Ever consider using a black light to detect the presence of all those nasty things that come out of people? Things that are not visible to the naked eye come alive with the use of a black light. If anyone doubts this, and if they have animals in the house, wait until nighttime, take out a blacklight and be prepared to be fully grossed out...
Detecting hazardous materials e.g. body fluids and solids in this case can be easily accomplished and once detected, can be easily sprayed with a disinfecting spray bottle solution.
I'm not sure if this is an acceptable practice or if anyone is doing so but as a hazmat WMD specialist instructor and yes, a COBRA graduate, I think this should be a common practice.
Future WMD NBC+E impacts on us from the threat of terrorism can include things like zoonotic agents like Tularemia. It's not always the obvious that you have to watch out for. Creating protocols that address these types of things will keep us all safer and alive. Let's here it for out of the box thinking!
Recent emerging infectious diseases that have caused outbreaks of human disease. The majority are zoonotic diseases transmitted to humans via insect vectors or contact with wild or domesticated animals.
CBz
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Permalink Reply by Loyd Dittfurth on
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thats accually a very good idea. I had never heard of using it but I wouldnt mind looking to see.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Schlags (Captain Busy) Retd on
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"looking to see..."
no pun intended, right? lol
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lol well I didnt think of it that way I was intending on geting a black light and using it before and after cleaning to see how much difference it makes.
Really I just want to feel like a CSI detective.
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Permalink Reply by Oldman on
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And all this time I thought it was the paint and ink on my posters that glowed. Whodathunkit.
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and remember, if it does not work out then you will be a hit at your next neon party! CBz
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