Maybe it is time you dust off the cobwebs and do a training session on cyanide. Third, cyanide is still a dangerous and deadly toxin. We just don't put the emphasis on the topic like we should. Cyanide was not just a hot topic in 2008, rather it remains a hot topic today. As noted, many times we have our hot topics and then seem to move on to the next hot topic when there is relevance to go back to previous topics. The dangers change, especially ones you do nothing about.

You need to go back and review and update on the topic. Second, teaching on a subject one time does not cut it. You need to keep to the path of educating and reinforcing. Do folks really pay attention to what you are telling them? So often we walk away from a training session wondering if anything got through to the participants. So what does all this have to do with rehab training?įirst, as an educator or trainer, you may think your sessions go unheeded. On top of that, he did measurement readings around the firegound and detected high levels of toxins, including cyanide at the pump panel where the engineer/operator worked without any SCBA or respiratory protection. His readings were off the chart at entrances to the buildings that were on fire. Rochford went to every fire in Jacksonville and measured the levels of toxins in the air. Three years later he was there to speak about the experiences of cyanide.ĭuring the three years between, Capt. You see, I was there as part of a speaker's bureau educating the participants on the toxicity of cyanide. Rochford took the information from my session at the conference and ran with it.

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