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Use of Protection Knowledge Against the Effects of Hazardous Substances and CBRN Weapons in Protection Against COVID-19
doc. Ing. Jozef Sabol, DrSc., doc. Ing. Otakar J. Mika, CSc., Ing. Lubomír Polívka
Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague, Faculty of Security Management, Department of Crisis Management
Ing. Bc. Marek Čandík, Ph.D., Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague, Faculty of Security Management, Department of Management and Informatics
The paper summarizes some specific experiences gained from long-term research and testing of personal protective equipment designed to protect against CBRN for protecting personnel and others against possible coronavirus infection caused by Covid-19. It turns out that the use of this knowledge has had a positive effect on the design of personal protection effective against coronavirus infection, which is still spreading throughout the world including the Czech Republic.
Keywords: CBRN, Covid-19, personal protective equipment, medical personnel, protective mask, respirator.