HEAVY RESCUE? You can say you’re on a “Heavy Rescue” all you want.
If you don't have the equipment, the proper training and the confidence to do something like this then you're kidding yourself and the people you swore to serve. #heavyrescue#paratech#firefigher
Brave work by @Toronto_Fire@TPFFA who risked their lives rescuing two patients from this unstable #trenchrescue
Also, nice to have command staff that understands the scope of this operation.
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Halifax fire Special Rescue Team members require personal completion to learn rope, confined space, trench rescue, and patient care for these high risk events.
I’m honoured to be here for the 4th time in a year to teach this highly dedicated group. @hfxfire@HFXFirefighters
Trench Technician course at Vaughan Fire. Extensive classroom theory followed by REAL collapses with active soil conditions, including a difficult “Repair Hole” with cross shoring. Difficult patient access and removal. @ff4vaughan@VaughanFire & @RHFES
STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE SPECIALIST training at TEEX-Texas. 8 days of Breaching, Breaking, Torch, Heavy Lifting and Stabilization, and Advanced Shoring techniques in >100° weather.
I’m proud to be part of this group that accomplished so much in incredibly difficult conditions.
When I was hired, I was told “chains are chains”. I now realize the extreme dangers that we have put ourselves in not understanding this equipment to the fullest.
FIRE SERVICE RIGGING SAFETY
Do your rescuers know the standards applicable to this equipment?
OSHA…THIS IS LAW!
ASME- Standards by Mech Engineers…This is like NFPA
ANSI-Standards Institute oversees development of voluntary consensus standards
@LeechCaroline Agreed, rescuers need to train on rapid techniques for critically unstable patients. “Taking the roof” is time consuming and rarely necessary.
“DIAMOND of DEATH” replaces “Lethal Triad of Trauma” by adding CALCIUM to resuscitation.
USAR Teams & Rescuers that encounter Prolonged Extrication …..that’s ALL OF US! need to be aware of all of these factors.
Ca+ is vital in clotting! #firefighters#paramedics#USAR
Roof removal when it unnecessary is a very amateur point of focus. Taking the roof/removing glass that doesn’t need to be is a hallmark of training on cars without a dent in them (it exposes patients to cold, which kills trauma patients). Use rams, cut the seats, get them moving
Last week, St. Michael's Hospital became one of a small number of hospitals outside of the U.S. to be verified as a Level 1 Trauma Centre by the @AmCollSurgeons. Take a behind-the-scenes look at how the hospital prepared for the verification process: https://t.co/pywxiAtCqk
Flight paths into hospitals to be protected. “These Heliports are a critical resource for all major downtown hospitals dealing with a wide range of trauma and critical conditions”
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Trench Rescue Tactical Worksheets. High Risk/Low Frequency incidents are easier handled utilizing these. Requesting the correct resources early will happen when you follow these. DM for PDF Version. #firefighter#Feuerwehr#technicalrescue#trenchrescue
Whether it’s from your training or wearing your PPE, firefighters need to be ready for the fight. Mike Ciampo offers some encouragement.
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Halifax Fire and Emergency Services third week of Trench iRescue n 2023.
Trench involves Collapse, Heavy Lifting, Patient Care, Rope Rescue, Confined Space, Hazmat, and Critical Thinking Skills.
@hfxfire@HFXFirefighters#firefighter#trenchrescue
“We don’t need to know Tow Truck Driver stuff. That’s not our job.” Learn to calculate the forces involved in moving this truck off the trapped patients…Gradient, Surface Resistance, Weight Transfer, etc
“Heavy Rigging for the Fire Service” addresses all of these and way more