why does in accidents or disaster, the medical people will give blankets to victims that are silver? What does this silver blanket do?
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The silver coating is a reflective surface that keeps your body heat trapped inside very efficiently. Keeping the patient warm and calm is generally the best way to bring a person out of shock.
They’re called emergency blankets. The silver coating is really good at reflecting heat, while also being extremely light.
The reason they’re used, is because they allow for many victims to stay warm and protected (and visible), and the rescuers don’t need to carry and distribute a hundred pounds of blankets.
They’re called Mylar Blankets. A single-use emergency kit item that keeps people warm.
The shiny surface on the inside allows heat to be kept within the blanket. Reducing heat loss from victims.
The shiny surface on the outside reflects heat away which can protect victims from the sun.
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Emergency blankets.
They are super warm but super thin and light weight. They work by reflecting body heat back at you.
Those 6’x6′ blankets fold up into a square smaller than my wallet. So you can have hundreds of blankets shipped to a disaster for cheap and then distribute them easily
They are mylar blankets. They are very light so you can pack hundreds of them and not take up much room or weight.
They are mylar blankets and frequently referred to as emergency or survival blankets. They are cheap and lightweight. They don’t insulate your body, but rather, the reflective surface traps heat under it, keeping you warm. It is a reflective surface vs an insulation surface.
When I did my first aid course, the instructor got me to lie on the floor and covered me with a Mylar emergency blanket. Within a few seconds I was feeling quite warm and in a minute or two I was starting to get too hot. They work really well.
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