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Read the blog posts of experts travelling the world to train and exchange knowledge with rescuers from all nationalities.
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An International Standard to Extrication – I think not!
26 Aug 2014I was recently asked to write an article for a magazine. The question posed; should there be an international standard approach to vehicle extrication? There is on the face of it only one answer...
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Keep an Open Mind
01 Aug 2014I have spent the last 5 days at the Australasian Road Rescue Challenge in Warragul, near Melbourne, Australia. As with every competition of this kind, it's a meeting of enthusiastic, passionate people...
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Kinematics - you won't even know you are doing it!
04 Jul 2014Kinematics is the study of how matter moves and interacts with its surroundings during the collision process. It is something I have taught firefighters and rescuers for the last ten years and it has...
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Technology and the Future of Rescue
13 Jun 2014As I sit writing this blog on my iPad, listening to my iPod and drinking my iTea (the last one was not true, sorry) it is clear that technology is fantastic. It makes my life so much easier every...
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What a Relief (Cut)!
09 May 2014Relief cuts are something we are all aware of and something we practice as part of our evolution training. But have you ever stopped and thought about exactly what your relief cuts are doing? I guess...
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Medical Rescue – Just how much do we need to know?
01 May 2014I have always said that having some knowledge of the medical aspects of rescue is important, but just how much should we know? When I was an operational firefighter I had a very keen interest in the...
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More Information from Volvo
11 Apr 2014In my last blog I talked about the new Volvo V40 body structure and how it took less than 50% of the tool's capacity (Holmatro CU 4050 NCT cutter) to overcome ALL of the strategic cuts when I visited...
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New Car Technology Update
14 Mar 2014It’s always good to update what we know and learn new things as well. I am in a very lucky position to spend a lot of my time travelling and researching issues related to extrication, so of course I...
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Working with Multiple Agencies
21 Feb 2014With very few exceptions around the world, extrication is not carried out by a single agency. There will usually be technical rescue, medical rescue and police personnel on scene. In addition to this...
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Incidents with Difficult Access
31 Jan 2014Dealing with incidents where access is restricted is something I have instructed crews on for many years. Changing the dynamics of an approach will affect the thinking of incident commanders and...