Putting the ‘Technical’ Back into Technical Rescue
What separates "technical rescue" and its instructors and practitioners from other disciplines? Todd Muth shares some insights on motivation and training.
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Technical Rescue: Using the Gray Matter When Working in the Gray Areas
Clinton Crafton considers a commonsense approach to risk-benefit decision making at tech rescue responses.
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Training Minutes: Scaffolding Rescues
Clinton Crafton and company demonstrate a method of rescuing an unconscious victim who is trapped in a fall-protection system.
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Tower Rescue for the Lone Rescuer
Todd Taylor and other members of Advanced Rescue Solutions demonstrate a method that a single rescuer can use to rescue a conscious victim from a tower.
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Tech Rescue: Man Lift Rescue
Clinton Crafton and other members of Advanced Rescue Solutions review options for rescuing an unconscious victim trapped on a man lift.
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Rescue: High Rack Shelving Collapse
Clinton Crafton reviews safety and operational considerations for rescuers when dealing with a high rack storage collapse.
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Training Minutes: Victim Removal: High Point Change of Direction
Todd Taylor and the team share an option for using a ladder as a high point change of direction to remove a victim from out…
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Training Minutes: Victim Removal from Window
Todd Taylor and company demonstrate a twin-tension system that can be set up with minimal equipment and staffing to remove a victim via a window.
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Training Minutes: Rescuing Victim Pinned by Vehicle Inside Structure
Todd Taylor and the team consider a complex rescue situation where a victim is pinned beneath a vehicle that has crashed into a building.
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Training Minutes: Rapid Shoring for Partial Collapse
Todd Taylor demonstrates a technique for rapid shoring when part of a structure has begun to collapse on a vehicle in an car-into-building scenario.
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Tech Rescue: Shock Value: Impact on Rope Rescue Systems
Clinton Crafton and company review what happens when a load is released and captured on two different rope rescue setups.
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Tech Rescue: Twin-Tension Rescue System
Clinton Crafton reviews the differences between a twin-tension rescue system and the more familiar dedicated main/dedicated belay systems.
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