Read the blog posts of experts travelling the world to train and exchange knowledge with rescuers from all nationalities.
There are a lot of different ways rescuers deal with glass management at the scene of a vehicle accident with entrapment. The decision to remove or break glass is one that should center on the needs...
Electric vehicles are now a common sight on every type of road and their number, including hybrids, is steadily increasing. Statistically, this means that there is a greater chance that, when an...
What does that mean? When sports teams practice, do they leave protective gear in the locker room? Do they omit rules just because there are no judges watching? No, they practice as if it’s a real...
We regularly hear or read in the news about accidents in which people become trapped under an object or a vehicle. This may be due to a collapsed building, a stack of shipping containers that has...
A new decade begins. Perhaps we should begin a new era of training as well. Not that we train the wrong way, but instead of focusing on honing our individual specialties, how about we take a closer...
The 2020 model year vehicles are now in full production. Of course, there are new updated safety systems for us to study. We also see continued advancement of metals and reinforcing structures, but...
Being crushed or trapped under an immovable object is a primordial human fear. Arriving on a scene to find this type of entrapment can instantly test the emotional control of even the most seasoned...
Breaking News: Holmatro has designed the first indestructible, forever-lasting rescue tool that requires no maintenance! Ok, not really, if that were only true... The reality is that everything we use...
As a rescuer, you want the best performing, most reliable tools. You need to be able to free entrapped patients as efficiently and safely as possible. Comparing modern hydraulic rescue tools can be a...
This article aims to provide more information about use of the flow control mechanism in hydraulic rescue tools to regulate the speed of operation. A good understanding of this feature will help you...