Problems of operation of positive pressure ventilators on the basis of surveys of Polish officers of the State Fire Service
Piotr Kaczmarzyk,
Łukasz Warguła,
Paweł Janik
et al.
Abstract:Positive pressure ventilators (PPV) used by 97.7% of officers of the National Fire Service in Poland, are characterized by work that is not in line with the expectations of the firefighters. In order to improve the technical and operational features of these devices, a survey was conducted among 25,000 eligible firefighters, identifying the application of these devices, problems in use and expected development directions. A total of 682 officers voluntarily completed the survey. Based on their findings, it was… Show more
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