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Tire Shredder Rescue In KC

Here’s what we can share out of Kansas City:

Street side to the north. Shredder was on the south side of the building.

At around 10:00 am Monday 3/18/13 an alarm came in for a pumper and an ambulance for a traumatic injury in one of the industrial areas of the city. Dispatch added a truck, rescue, and BC to the alarm after stating additional information about an individual that fell into a tire shredder. The engine and ambulance crews found a large conveyer belt leading up to a hopper that was shut down. Three people were on top of the machine (one being the patient who was already extricated from the hopper). Measures were taken to ensure the shredder was shut down and would not come back on. (Lock-Out / Tag-Out).

Once up on the work space (about 2′ x 3′ and 15′ in the air) the patient was assessed. By-standers had used personal belts to tie tourniquets around the patients legs. Combat tourniquets were applied by rescue crews. Other employees at the scene moved a forklift into position and raised a platform up to the suspended work space. The patient put on a backboard and lowered to EMS.

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Here is a picture of the grinder head.

VIDEO OF SIMILAR SHREDDER

NEWS REPORTS OUT OF KANSAS CITY

KCFD: Man falls into shredder, loses both legs

Tire shredder severs mans limbs

Tire Recycler in KC

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Posted by firstduetackle on March 19, 2013 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Training, News, Rescue, Rescues, Training, Training & Development • Tagged: amputations, ems, FDT, Firefighter Training, kansas city fire department, paul hasenmeier, Rescue, tire shredder rescue, tourniques, www.firstduetackle.com

Kid Stuck In A Bucket Swing – No Problem – Right…

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Have you been on the call for a kid stuck in a bucket swing at the local park? If you haven’t, it might happen any day now. Don’t say it can’t because we all have parks and home playgrounds that could give us this scenario. The pic to the left is one that was cut off last year with a reciprocating saw. CLICK HERE for a previous post.

Check with your local park’s and recreation department to see if they have an old bucket swing that you can have for training. That’s where the one in the videos below came from.

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Step one seems obvious, but be sure to hold the child up and cut the chains. By putting the child on the ground you eliminate the swinging. Before cutting, you need to protect the victim. Here are a few ideas of things to slide between the victim and the swing: c-collar, iv board, wood splint, spatula.

The videos below are a good demonstration of different options. They might not always be your first option or an option at all depending on the situation and how the child is stuck. Some have suggested using a wire PVC cutter, but we didn’t get a video of that in use. The first video shows a bucket swing extrication performed by members of the FDNY. Andrew Brassard passed this one along the other day. If you haven’t had a chance, be sure to get into one of the man-in-machine classes taught by Brotherhood Instructors.

Reciprocating Saw

Hydraulic Brake Pedal Cutter

Circular Saw

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Posted by firstduetackle on February 28, 2013 • Filed under: All, Company Drills, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Training, Rescue, Rescues, Training, Training & Development • Tagged: Andrew Brassard, brotherhood instructors, bucket swing extrication, Extrication, FDT, fire rescue, Firefighter Training, paul hasenmeier, Rescue, www.firstduetackle.com

School Bus Crashes In The News – Week of 11-12-12

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Here are some of this weeks school bus crashes from around the country. If you haven’t trained for a school bus crash in your jurisdiction, prepare now. From small town USA to big city American, unfortunately school buses crash everyday. If you do nothing else, check out the resources on the FDT School Bus Extrication page linked at the end of this post. Table top a crash and go see some school buses at your local school transportation garage.

Fatal School Bus vs. Dump Truck in New Jersey – Read more HERE

11-13-12 Raeford, NC. No Injuries. 4 kids on board. Remember stabilization for first due companies. Photo by Frankie Mcintyre.

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11-15-12. Gladewater, TX. An ice cream truck rear-ended the bus. Reports state that the driver of the truck needed to be extricated. A 6 y/o on the bus was uninjured.

11-15-12 Bel Air, Maryland – Minor Injuries

11-15-12 Staunton, VA – Minor Injuries – Rear End

FDT School Bus Extrication Page

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Posted by firstduetackle on November 16, 2012 • Filed under: All, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Major Incidents, Mass Casualty Incident, News, School Bus Extrication • Tagged: FDT, paul hasenmeier, school bus crashes, school bus extrication, www.firstduetackle.com

Walleye, Boat Cleat Prop, & Pipes and Drums

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Yes, one heck of a title, but I like to keep the fishing tackle box in the mix with some firefighter training as well. So a few days ago, a group of us went walleye fishing on the Megacatch. Let me first say that Captain Park is so into fishing that when he doesn’t have a charter scheduled, he takes his friends and family out fishing. If your planning a trip to North Central Ohio and the Lake Erie Islands, check out Captain Parks site for more information, here.

Last week another prop idea came to mind and was quickly constructed with some help from fellow firefighter Bob Lieblein and owner of Holiday Harbor Marina who found some old boat cleats. The prop itself is a small replication of a boat’s gunnel with several variations of cleats. We quickly made this training into a EMS / rescue scenario that covers penetrating injuries and basic hand tool operations.

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Posted by firstduetackle on July 14, 2012 • Filed under: All, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Training, Patient Management, Rescue, Training • Tagged: boat cleat injuries, boat cleat prop, ems, FDT, Firefighter Training, first due tackle, paul hasenmeier, penetrating trauma, Rescue

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