Think of it as a “get off the X” insurance policy. Since the Aum Shinrikyo Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo Subway in the 1990s, some organizations have been issuing disposable protective masks to allow their personnel to escape chemical, biological and nuclear threats which might be encountered off the battlefield where traditional PPE is not available.
JSCESM is a lightweight, low bulk protective mask/hood capable of providing above the neck, respiratory and ocular protection against low-level threat Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) attacks, for short durations. The M52 JSCESM defends users against non-direct hazards, such as chemical vapors, fumes, and airborne biological and radiological particulate hazards.
This disposable mask is good for one use and offers more than two hours of continuous protection against low-level vapor, aerosol and particulate threats.
Cartridge Service Life
Live Agent Testing
In its stored configuration JSCESM is packed in a 4” x 7” x 4.75” size and weighs less than 1.3 lbs.
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Willing to trade 1/4 bottle hand sanitizer and 8 packs of MRE toilet paper!
Who knew that not throwing away those MREs, or at least saving the unopened accessory packets would have come in handy one day.
Seems like it might be useful in a terrorist gas attack but a silly way to deal with a run of the mill flu outta China….~2 hrs of pro and then a decon and canister change?
in addition to chemical and radiological threats, this is more for bio threats like anthrax powder inhalation, or maybe weaponized viral delivery systems, not for common person to person exposure of a BSL-3 contagion like SARS