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Jama launches mobile rescue chamber

Sweden’s Jama has launched a mobile rescue chamber featuring air quality and temperature technologies.

Chamber is equipped with an emergency exit and visual signals

Chamber is equipped with an emergency exit and visual signals

The company's MRC 2 has been designed with the chamber´s user environment in mind, said Jama.

Air purification technology has been added that renews oxygen - exhaled air is captured via a "scrubber", a cassette that chemically binds the carbon dioxide.

To lower the temperature in the rescue chamber, it is showered on the outside. Air from a tube maintains an overpressure that prevents pollutants such as dust, smoke or gases from penetrating.

If the power supply is interrupted, a reliable and well-sized battery pack is activated that lasts up to 50 hours. The chamber is also equipped with a toilet, emergency exit and visual signals such as external sound and light alarms.

"The [air quality features] mean that the need for fresh air masks has been eliminated, you can simply sit and breathe as usual. Avoiding using a mask is a great convenience and significantly reduces stress," said Johan Marklund, Product Manager R&D at Jama.

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