A-A-54409
14 June 1991
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
BLANKET, BURN, (WATER-GEL TYPE, 6 BY FEET)
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description.
Salient Characteristics:
Shall be a 6 by 5 foot blanket saturated with a non-toxic, biodegradable, bacteriostatic, water soluble, water and gel substance. The impregnated blanket shall be suitable for extinguishing fires on humans and shall be suitable of being a primary burn care treatment of humans.
The blanket shall be woven of 100 percent new wool and shall have an intercellular weave. The blanket shall have a nominal of 24 warp yarns per inch and 31 filling yarns per inch. The dry blanket shall weigh a nominal of 14 ounces per square yard. The impregnated blanket shall hold at least 10 times its weight of water-gel after the blanket is removed from its immediate container.
The water-gel shall contain a bacteriostatic agent to help prevent airborne bacterial contamination of the skin. The water-gel shall cool and wet the skin area to prevent further tissue damage, help decrease edema and reduce pain while helping to prevent hyporthermia and dehydration of the tissues. The water-gel shall be comprised of:
Deionized ware
Glycerine, USP
mixture of xanthum gum & locust bean gum
a surfactant
a bacteriostatic
teatree oil
The impregnated blanket shall be effective against burns regardless of size, type and degree including oil, gas and electrical fires, grease, steam and hot water scolds, friction, and contact with super-heated materials. The impregnated blanket shall be capable of extinguishing a fire by wetting and cooling. The impregnated blanket shall be free of foreign matter, loose threads, and substantially free of ravelings.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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