Blog
Read the blog posts of experts travelling the world to train and exchange knowledge with rescuers from all nationalities.
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles - Part 1
24 Jun 2013The global recession which took effect in the last 5 years has seen commercial pressure on the motor industry to seek alternatives to fuel inefficient vehicles. By the end of 2011 worldwide sales of...
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles - Part 2
24 Jun 2013Other Considerations Due to the location of battery cells (mostly in EV’s) we should not stabilise or lift underneath the central part of the floor of the vehicle. This should not impact on our...
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Rescue from Partially Submerged Vehicles
31 May 2013Fire fighters must strive to be prepared for every eventuality, and foresee the types of incidents where they may be called on to perform a rescue. Swift water rescue and extrication from vehicles are...
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The Changing Face of Crash Testing
27 May 2013We are all familiar with the worldwide new car assessment programs (NCAP) and what this has meant in terms of vehicle design over the last quarter of a century. We understand that vehicles are now...
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Reducing extrication times with simultaneous activity
07 May 2013The Team Approach promotes simultaneous activity, but what does it actually mean? ‘Simultaneous activity’ or completing several tasks at once will mean that your extrication takes less time. For...
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Staying on top of your game
26 Apr 2013In my previous blogs I have explained some fundamental principles relating to your approach to road traffic collisions, but of course before you can apply any of these skills, they must first be...
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Incident Command
11 Apr 2013I was recently asked to write a blog on managing the scene of an extrication, well here goes! A well-disciplined and experienced incident commander (OIC) will make the process look effortless...
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The Team Approach - Immobilisation & Extrication
21 Mar 2013Once your extrication plan has been implemented and you have created enough space, your casualty can now be removed from the vehicle and transported on to definitive medical care. It is important to...
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The Team Approach - Full Access
20 Feb 2013The art of space creation and achieving full access during vehicle extrication has come a long way in the twenty years since I became a firefighter. The early 1990's saw the introduction of the Team...
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Space Creation - Life on the Inside
05 Feb 2013Ask any medic who attends the scene of a road traffic collision: what is it like, working inside a vehicle attending to a traumatically injured patient? Firstly they will tell you that access is...