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Leia no blogue as publicação de especialistas que viajam pelo mundo para treinar e partilhar conhecimentos com socorristas de todas as nacionalidades.
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Tool use tips at ARRO Extrication Challenge
2013-06-25 14:49From the 20th-23rd of June I attended the Australian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO) National Extrication Challenge in Canberra, Australia. I delivered a keynote speech during the learning symposium...
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicles - Part 1
2013-06-24 14:51The 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
2013-06-24 14:50Other 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
2013-05-31 14:52Fire 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
2013-05-27 14:54We 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
2013-05-07 14:56The 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
2013-04-26 14:57In 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
2013-04-11 14:58I 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
2013-03-21 14:59Once 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
2013-02-20 15:02The 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...