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Lightweight, long endurance body cooling for fire fighters (StayCool)
Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2012,
There are about 500 000 professional fire fighters in the European Union (EU). When called to fight fires they can be exposed to high levels of heat stress, which results in decreased physical performance and even heat exhaustion. If a fire fighter succumbs to heat exhaustion he requires rescuing and this then exposes other fire fighters and the public to increased risk. In order to reduce the ris ...
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Easy positioning of in-bed patients with reduced mobility (EPOSBED)
Start date: Jul 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2010,
"The Need The in-bed positioning of patients with limited mobility is of major importance in order to prevent the worsening of their health condition and improve their comfort. The lack of autonomy to undertake basic movements and postural changes causes anguish and discomfort in these patients. Nowadays, nurses need to change manually the position of patients every 2 to 4 hours. The manual handli ...
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Fire Retardant Line Hoses for Forestry Fire-Fighting Applications (FIRELI)
Start date: Aug 1, 2008, End date: Jul 31, 2010,
"Fires destroy between 200K and 600K hectares of forest every year in the EU-15, accounting mainly for the Mediterranean countries (Greece, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain), and costing the European economy between 200 and 600 million Euro per year, and a number of live loss. Direct earth fire combat using hoses is a key method used for fighting fires in forestry environments, often used in conj ...
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