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Guardsman acts heroically at Indiana State Fair tragedy
An Indiana Air Guardsman and medical expert found himself at the wrong place at the right time late Saturday night, Aug. 13, when the concert stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair here, killing five and injuring at least 40 more. Senior Medic, Master Sgt. James Stranahan, of Shelburn, Ind., 53rd Civil Support Team, was in the third row stands when the stage collapsed. He witnessed the stage fall onto roughly 50 people who were still … Read entire article »
Filed under: EMS, Firefighting, Military
National Guard Assists At Traffic Accident
Controlling traffic at points throughout flooding communities remains a common duty around the clock for North Dakota National Guard members. Soldiers and airmen help travelers know what roads are blocked and alternative routes while controlling access for residents and ensuring quick movement for civilian and military flood fighters and emergency responders. Most days are pretty routine for the Guardsmen, who are well-experienced in the mission after having served about 70 days on flood duty this year … Read entire article »
Air Mobility Command Delivers Search Teams
Two Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster IIIs departed the United States on March 12 and delivered search and rescue, or SAR, equipment and personnel to Japan in support of humanitarian relief efforts after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island nation Friday. President Barack Obama pledged U.S. support, emphasizing that “the friendship and alliance between our two nations is unshakeable, and only strengthens our resolve to stand with the people of Japan as they overcome this … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Earthquake Japan, EMS, Firefighting, Military
US Search and Rescue Teams Depart for Japan
At the request of the Government of Japan, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from Fairfax County and Los Angeles County to assist in the rescue effort in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The USAR team from Fairfax County has now departed Washington, DC via commercially chartered aircraft. The flight will stop in Los Angeles to meet that rescue team and then continue … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Earthquake Japan, EMS, Firefighting
Marines aid hot chicks in mountain rescue
Two Miramar Marines put their medical training to work Monday while hiking in the wooded, rocky terrain of the Mount Woodson summit trail in Poway. What started out as just regular 10-mile hike for Lance Cpls. Justis Beauregard, a combat correspondent with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 3, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and Josh Rucker, a reproduction specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, turned out to be one of the most challenging days of their young lives in a quick twist of fate. Beauregard was navigating the challenging trail wearing a flak jacket with all bulletproof plates inserted, a backpack, Kevlar helmet and his individual first-aid kit. He was training for his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan where he could possibly navigate through similar terrain with a similar load. As he and Rucker, who was … Read entire article »
Our Best: Hollywood Medic
Elizabeth Chacon is a Northridge, Calif. native, and medical specialist attached to the 1038th Horizontal Construction Company, 1st Squadron, 152nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Sustainment Brigade; and the last time she was at home with her family was in February 2007. Back home, her job as a medical attendant with a private ambulance company out of Hollywood was filled with excitement. She would often ride in the back of the ambulance with patients as they were transported to the hospital, or she would stand by on the set of an independent movie or television show during filming just in case there was a medical emergency. At night, she would hang out in clubs around Hollywood, and even circuit parties that would last all night. However, that fast-paced life changed dramatically once she was … Read entire article »
Filed under: EMS, Military, Our Best: Military Women
New First-Aid Products Could Save Lives
Two new first-aid products being sent into the combat theater could save more Soldiers’ lives, Army medical officials said at a Pentagon news conference on Oct. 15, 2008. Test results from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command’s Institute of Surgical Research showed Combat Gauze field bandages and WoundStat granules both demonstrated marked improvements over what’s currently used in the field, Army Col. (Dr.) Paul Cordts of the Army surgeon general’s office said. “These products improve survival, result in less blood loss and improved post-injury blood pressures,” he said. Excessive blood loss is the No. 1 killer on the battleground, Cordts, a surgeon, said. Both products can stop bleeding quickly in wounds where tourniquets can’t be used, he said. Combat Gauze uses kaolin, a fine, white clay, to stop bleeding, Cordts said, and … Read entire article »
Shock Trauma Platoon Extends Golden Hour For Marines
Navy Lieutenant Tony A. Wade (left), an STP trauma nurse and Jacksonville, N.C., native, bandages a wounded Marine as fellow Marines of Company F, TF 2/7, remove him from the Mobile Trauma Bay after being wounded in a firefight with members of the Taliban. (Photo by Navy Hospitalman Dan K. Marker) Corpsman Up! It’s a simple phrase used by Marines in combat to let corpsmen fighting alongside them know they need help, and FAST. Since the Marines have been conducting counterinsurgency operations here, this call for help has pierced the air on more than one occasion. As they take the fight to the insurgents on a near constant basis, the Marines of Company F, Task Force 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Afghanistan rely heavily on their … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, EMS, Marines, Medicine, War on Terror
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