10/7/11

Fri. Fun: Using Hydraulic Rescue Tools

The topic for Week 3 of Citizens Public Safety Academy was EMS (Emergency Medical Services). My classmates and I received a useful lecture on updated CPR methods. We learned that pocket masks are now the norm. (Thankfully, so.)

We didn't pump the chests of any mannequins. Instead, our hands-on learning occurred outdoors when we took turns using the 'Jaws of Life' tools - a spreader and a cutter - to pry the hood off a beater. The pros usually get the job done in 15-18 minutes; Team Everyday Citizens did it in under an hour with the three c's - cracking, crunching, concentrating.

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3 comments:

  1. EdOctober 8, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Izzy, it goes a lot faster when you know someone is in there and dying. Trust me...

    Hardest part is to not get hurt yourself, and that does happen...

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  2. TCCOctober 9, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    Ed, My classmates and I gained even more respect for the first responders who have to deal with these accidents in real time.

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  3. EdOctober 9, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    The hardest part is to *not* hurry, to do it by the book. When you hear a fire crackling, it takes true self discipline to take the 30 seconds - which is closer to about 3 - and actually think about what you are going to do and in what order you are going to do it in.

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