What does Geneva Convention Category 3 mean?

What does Geneva Convention Category 3 mean?

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What is the name of Third Geneva Convention?

Treaties, States parties, and Commentaries – Geneva Convention (III) on Prisoners of War, 1949. Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Geneva, 12 August 1949. The present Convention replaced the Prisoners of War Convention of 1929.

What are the articles of the Geneva Convention?

The 1949 Geneva Conventions

• The first Geneva Convention protects wounded and sick soldiers on land during war.
• The second Geneva Convention protects wounded, sick and shipwrecked military personnel at sea during war.
• The third Geneva Convention applies to prisoners of war.

Are Class 3 laser pens illegal?

Class 3 has two levels – Class 3R and Class 3B. 3R can cause damage to an eye although it is low risk and includes some more powerful laser pointers and DIY home products. They include lasers used for physiotherapy treatments and in research. They shouldn’t be used by the public.

What are Class 4 lasers used for?

We use class 4 laser therapy on a range of issues including chronic knee pain or arthritis, chronic Achilles tendonitis, elbow pain or tendonitis in the elbow, and chronic wrist pain. We are able to use the class 4 laser on a wide range of injury sites and extremities to provide relief to our patients.

What is the difference between a Class 3 and Class 4 laser?

So what’s the difference between class III and class IV lasers? The biggest difference is their maximum power output. The FDA defines a class IIIb laser as a device with a power output between 5-500mW (0.005-0.5W), and a class IV laser as a device with a power output above 500mW (0.5W).

What is a Class 3 laser used for?

Class 3B lasers can heat the skin and materials if the beam remains on the object at a close range. The distance Class 3B laser beams can travel to is up to 116,890 feet or 99 miles. These lasers should not be used for pointing due to their power and heat capabilities.

Why are lasers harmful?

Improperly used laser devices are potentially dangerous. Effects can range from mild skin burns to irreversible injury to the skin and eye. The biological damage caused by lasers is produced through thermal, acoustical and photochemical processes.

How dangerous is laser radiation?

In general, laser radiation is not in itself harmful, and behaves much like ordinary light in its interaction with the body. Laser radiation should not be confused with radio waves, microwaves, or the ionizing x-rays or radiation from radioactive substances such as radium.