Knocked to the floor with nothing to breathe, the first thought is: Get Up and Run. This instinctive response was addressed in training. Our trainers were old navy, grizzled Chief Petty Officers with experience of everything you might possibly imagine and much that you could not.
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Category Archives: SAR
Seconds To Live
I am number three on an attack line consisting of 2.5 inch cotton covered hose pressurized to something in excess of 130 p.s.i. At these pressures the hose is as stiff as a tube of steel. You have to throw your entire weight into it to bend it around alley corners, or force it to descend through a hatchway to reach the deck below.
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Brain Injury: Classroom Studies
Prior to the March 6th accident, my knowledge of brain injury was fairly limited. Yet, I suspect even my limited prior knowledge greatly exceeded the awareness of most of the public.
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