Effectiveness and Hazards of Using Dry Ice to Cool a Casualty Bag

Abstract

A small, battery-powered fan heater charged with dry-ice was used in the air space of a casualty bag. The cooling power averaged less than 50 watts. In a hot environment, more than twice this cooling power is needed. When the carbon dioxide was allowed to leak into the airspace the concentration rose to a level that would be uncomfortable but not toxic.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA266469

Entities

People

  • J. F. Tremblay-lutter
  • Randall J. Osczevski

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Casualties
  • Chambers
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Cooling
  • Diffusion
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Heat Energy
  • National Security
  • Respiration
  • Security
  • Steady State

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Trauma or Military Medicine

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster