Oddball
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How does one lie in asking questions, Gomer?
Do you have any idea of the order-of-care protocols of EMS?
Lithum is a hazardous material, and exposure to the contents of lithium batteries would be considered a breach of the #1 concern of emergency medicine: Scene safety.
Lithium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Do you have any idea of the order-of-care protocols of EMS?
Lithum is a hazardous material, and exposure to the contents of lithium batteries would be considered a breach of the #1 concern of emergency medicine: Scene safety.
In moist air, lithium metal rapidly tarnishes to form a black coating of lithium hydroxide (LiOH and LiOH·H2O), lithium nitride (Li3N) and lithium carbonate (Li2CO3, the result of a secondary reaction between LiOH and CO2).[13]
When placed over a flame, lithium gives off a striking crimson color, but when it burns strongly the flame becomes a brilliant white. Lithium will ignite and burn in oxygen when exposed to water or water vapours.[14]
Lithium metal is flammable, and it is potentially explosive when exposed to air and especially to water, though less so than the other alkali metals. The lithium-water reaction at normal temperatures is brisk but not violent, though the hydrogen produced can ignite. As with all alkali metals, lithium fires are difficult to extinguish, requiring dry powder fire extinguishers, specifically Class D type (see Types of extinguishing agents).
Lithium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia