Hemorrhage Control Takes Spotlight
Aggressive tourniquet use reduces deaths due to blood loss from limb injuries.
Aggressive tourniquet use reduces deaths due to blood loss from limb injuries.
The name halogen translates to "salt former." These are the elements that react to form compounds known as salts.
In FDNY manuals, there are techniques to use ladders to: bridge over alleyways (also used over excavations), to replace burnt-out stairs, and to bridge over fences (utilizing two ladders lashed together).
EMS skills, especially those in industrial plants, can erode every second the clock ticks forward.
A number of recent hospital studies show a significantly higher chance of contracting the same infection after admission to a room vacated by an infected patient.
The piggybacked 4:1 haul system is the most efficient simple haul system because the greatest mechanical advantage is created with the fewest pulleys, thus minimizing friction within the haul system.
In this column, I will discuss a buffet-style option of setting up an emergency response team’s training program.
Learning from a building collapse
Training for rope rescue operations
A hazmat emergency involving a shipping container shut down North America’s third largest port facility.
Training for Rope Rescue Operations
Learn to balance a different kind of ball
Firefighter Search and Removal Operations
Terror can be a by-product of business
Innovation and the unexpected
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