Manufacturers’ Literature

Manufacturers’ Literature

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80 Breathing Air Compressors—American Bristol Industries, Inc., offers literature on a complete line of high pressure breat hing air compressor and purification systems designed in mobile, stationary, and portable configurations. Descriptions of the “Test Cube,” dewpoint, and carbon monoxide monitoring equipment are also available.

81 Boots—Ranger Rubber Company, division of Endicott Johnson, offers literature on its entire line of fire fighter boots. All styles included in this 12-page catalog are manufactured with Ranger’s exclusive Poly-Rubber process which resists snags, abrasions and the deteriorating effects of ozone and oxidation, assuring longer life and maximum flexibility. Available in a variety of heights, these boots feature steel midsoles, high-visibility yellow bands and 3M’s retroreflective Scotchlite tape.

82 Arrhythmia Cassettes—Arrhythmia recognition for the advanced cardiac life support course (ACLS) is now practical with cassette tapes and a small black box. A newly printed product news from Physiological Training Company describes the system that permits presentation of all ACLS required arrhythmias on any monitor scope. The arrhythmias are those from actual patients that have been tape-recorded. Four pairs of practice and test programs for ACLS by the American Heart Association are listed, as well as 23 other tape cassettes which permit display of several examples of specific arrhythmias.

83 Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus—Two four-page brochures are available from Rexnord Safety Products. One describes the BioPak 30P and BioPak 60P breathing apparatus, which feature light weight (21 and 25 pounds respectively), long duration (30 and 60 minutes duration), positive pressure, and ease of use and comfort. The second describes products for worker safety in hazardous atmospheres and includes the company’s line of combustible gas/oxygen detectors, combustible gas detectors, toxic gas detectors and self-contained breathing apparatus.

84 Alternators—A four-page brochure from the Leece-Neville Division, ShellerGlobe Corporation, illustrates the company’s 3425HC Series alternators. These units are designed for installation on the accessory blower drive of Detroit Diesel Allison engines used in heavy-duty trucks. Call-out diagrams pinpoint the structural components of these alternators. The brochure also contains graphs which chart alternator output at all engine speeds, give the features of the alternators, and list various alternator packages.

85 EMS Supplies—Rockford Safety Equipment Company announces its new 180-page EMP-5 Products Catalog entitled “Emergency Medical Care Products and Rescue Extrication Equipment.” Thousands of products from bandages to electronic pulse-meters and cardiopulmonary resuscitation valves are described and priced. All items in the catalog are in stock.

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