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Is Extrication Getting Easier? (Part 2)
13 Apr 2015In my last blog I claimed that extrication (in general) is getting easier. I thought it would be a good idea to offer a few practical examples and explain in more detail why I believe this to be the...
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Is Extrication Actually Getting Easier?
07 Mar 2015It occurred to me recently that when I look at all the factors involved in vehicle extrication, I do believe it is getting easier. Why? Well, let me explain. The principle factors involved in...
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Vehicle Relocation - Can We, Really?
17 Feb 2015I received a call on the way into work this morning. The call was from Dr Mark Forrest. As well as being an anaesthetist, he is Medical Director of Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service in the UK (my old...
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Can you remember EVERYTHING?
30 Jan 2015On 29th December 2014 a Virgin Atlantic jet bound for Las Vegas (USA) returned to its departure airport ( London Gatwick), because a landing gear fault had been identified. Before it touched down, it...
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Managing Risk
07 Jan 2015Happy New Year; I hope that 2015 brings health and happiness to you all. My blog celebrates its second anniversary this week, but the video below from Dayton, Ohio is far older. This year it turns 21...
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The Scientific Approach to Extrication
16 Dec 2014Science is wonderful, I love it. Mankind has recently landed a spacecraft on comet 67P which is over 300 million miles away, now that is science! However, if you read through all of my blogs you will...
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Making the Most of Precious Resources
21 Nov 2014I have just returned from Beijing, China. Like a lot of other countries, getting vehicles to train with can be difficult here, so we had to plan well in advance to ensure we had the necessary training...
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Techniques – Do it your own way!
07 Nov 2014As you can imagine I do a lot of training sessions, demonstrations and seminars. At all of these events I will, at some point, get an extrication tool in my hand and do something to a car. It can be...
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How Extreme Temperatures Impact Your Rescues
24 Oct 2014As a guy who grew up in northern United Kingdom, temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius were something I had only ever seen on TV or read about in cook books! 40 degrees Celcius This week I have been...
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The Future Direction of Rescue Tools?
02 Oct 2014Last week I visited the Emergency Services Show in the United Kingdom. It is a great opportunity to meet friends old and new and talk to rescuers about extrication and equipment. Dedicated battery...