Handling of liquid nitrogen and cryogenic substances
Type: Online Course
Duration: 1 now
LanguagesItalian
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of online training course is:
- Describe the dangers and risks deriving from the use of cryogenic substances in the health sector.
- Define all safety measures and first aid measures related to hazards in the handling and storage of liquid nitrogen.
RECIPIENTS:
Healthcare professionals from public and private hospitals.
CONTENTS
MODULE 1 - Use of cryogenic substances in the health sector. Dangers and Risks
- Introduction
- Characteristics of cryogenic gases
- Asphyxiation risk
- Risk of burns
- Explosion risk
- Measures of prevention and protection
- Use of liquid nitrogen
- Technical characteristics of liquid nitrogen
- Most common dangers in using nitrogen
- Clothing in the use of liquid nitrogen
- Security measures
- Storage rooms
- Emergency equipment
- Rules of conduct
MODULE 2 - First aid measures
- Health risks in the use of nitrogen
- The purposes of first aid
- First aid for a person suffering from asphyxiation
- First aid for a person affected by cold burns
- Reference Bibliography
Produced by: Piazza Copernico
Content edited by:
IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
COURSE CODE: 0024-20_06_DUCATI
