Transcript Chemical Suicide PowerPoint - Boone County Fire Protection District

BOONE COUNTY FIRE
PROTECTION DISTRICT
HAZMAT
REFRESHER
CHEMICAL SUICIDE
Purpose
Provide firefighters with a guideline for
identifying key components of a chemical
suicide and then tools to handle those
incidents
Not just your “typical” Emergency:
32B03 – MAN DOWN UNK PROBLEM
60D4O – GAS ODOR INSIDE
USE CAUTION
BE ON YOUR TOES
•Unconscious Individuals
•Tape over vents, doors, and
windows
•Suicide Note
•Posted Warning to First
Responders of Present Danger
•Chemical containers in and
around the vehicle or room
•Smell of Rotten Eggs
H2S
Common Name: HYDROGEN SULFIDE
DOT Number: UN 1053
NAERG Code: 117
CAS Number: 7783-06-4
Hazard rating: NJDHSS NFPA
FLAMMABILITY: - 4
REACTIVITY: - 0
FLAMMABLE -EXPLOSIVE
Chemicals Used
Include but NOT limited to:
• Bonide Sulfur SprayInsecticide
• Hydrochloric
(Muriatic) Acid (Pool
Chemical)
• Toilet Bowl Cleaner
• Laundry Detergent
Mechanism of Action
How it works
• Acts as an irritant and
chemical asphyxiant
• Acts as a relaxant of smooth
muscle---Vasodilator
• Mitochondrial Poison
(Similar to Cyanide)
• Prevents oxygen transport
by binding with hemoglobin
in red blood cells
• Once in the body it is
rapidly distributed to
various organs
– CNS, Lungs, Liver, etc.
Naturally Produced in the Body
• High values present in
people who have:
– Alzheimer’s Disease
– Down Syndrome
– Type 1 Diabetes
Interventions
• Set Parameters
•Establish a HOT zone
•100 meters minimum
•Emergency Decon?
• EMS
•High Flow 02
•H2S acts like Cyanide
poisoning and binds with
hemoglobin
IDLH 100 ppm
700 ppm 1 breath = DEATH
What’s that Smell?
• Plant and Animal
Breakdown
• Swamps / Bogs
• Hot Springs
• Waste Disposal
• Sewers
• Paper Manufacturers
• 0.13 ppm
Sugar Creek, MO
Dec. 22, 2009
 A man used hydrogen cyanide
chemicals to kill himself in a confined
pickup truck.
 Four responders and a family
member were exposed to the toxic
gases from inside the vehicle.
 All five were just taken to the hospital
as a precaution.
 No warning note was found on the
truck.
 The man worked in a lab and had
access to cyanide.
 Two containers were found in the
truck