EMS Topics

Below is a video recap of a field amputation of a workers arm followed by a few entrapment hazards we found at a local industrial facility. Sit down with your crew and discus the scenarios.

When the driver or the other front seat passenger is pinned under the dash we should be able to blitz the side of the car and lift the dash fast.

A school bus rolled this morning in Mansfield, Ohio. Todd Hill from the Mansfield News Journal is reporting minor injuries (bumps and bruises). Read his article HERE.

Summer is coming to a close and the farm fields will be getting more active again. We've kept this post fairly short with some patient management thoughts, but have included several links below that touch on: haybines, augers, combines, anhydrous ammonia tanks, corn headers, grain bin rescue, and rope systems.

As more and more alternative fueled vehicles hit the road, we still haven’t really seen an industry standard that identifies these vehicles easily for first responders.  Little hybrid, propane, or CNG stickers on the trunk or fender can be hard to see at night and/or destroyed during a crash.  The tale is similar when talking about school buses.  Take for ...

Over this weekend the world saw two fatal charter bus crashes. Although different in construction, these buses give rescuers similar challenges because of the numbers of passengers. Lots of personnel and resources are needed for incidents of this magnitude.

Crews found a large conveyer belt leading up to a hopper that was shut down...

Have you been on the call for a kid stuck in a bucket swing at the local park? If you haven't, it might happen any day now.

Here are some of this weeks school bus crashes from around the country. If you haven't trained for a school bus crash in your jurisdiction, prepare now. From small town USA to big city American, unfortunately school buses crash everyday. If you do nothing else, check out the resources on the FDT School Bus Extrication page linked at the end of this post. Table top a crash and go see some school buses at your local school transportation garage.

The prop itself is a small replication of a boat's gunnel with several variations of cleats. We quickly made this training into a EMS / rescue scenario that covers penetrating injuries and basic hand tool operations.