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Final day of pre-conference preparation. Ready to welcome and learn with the Search & Rescue community. SearchAndRescue #SARConference #PreparednessMatters #TrainingToSaveLives #CommunityOfResponders #ReadyToServe

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I saw Dr. Hinds speak at SMACC & the honour to briefly talk with him.

Told him how much I loved his talk, especially his take home point about skeptics.

Gone too soon…

Meanwhile on the Texas fire front, this one's making the rounds. Blocker 4 from San Marcos Fire Department and the biggest one we've seen to date. [That is, non-tractor-drawn!]

Looks like 2000s era Pierce rear-mount with the aerial device removed. The city is situated along Interstate 35 between Austin and San Antonio. Because everything is bigger in Texas.

Photo from this KVUE story, https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/san-marcos-fire-department-blocker-truck-roadside-safety/269-d2c1eda3-8793-40a8-8ba4-6bd45501235f

Tags: San Marcos Professional Firefighters Association, City of San Marcos TX - City Hall

Have you heard of the abdomin tourniquet? The abdominal tourniquet compressed the abdominal aorta (It can also be used to compress arteries in the upper chest) to control severe bleeding distal to the region. This has been used in military environments and is now being used more in the civilian setting. #Paramedicbook #paramedicsoffacebook #medicsoffacebook #medicbook #emtsoffacebook #emsbook #Paramedic #paramedics #firstresponders #firstresponderbook #firstrespondersoffacebook #firefighterbook #firefightersoffacebook #paramedicstudent #emtstudent #emergencymedicine #ambulance #CriticalCareParamedic #CriticalCareParamedicsofFacebook #FlightParamedicsofFacebook #FlightParamedicBook #FPC #CCPC