Mambo site syndication http://www.rescuetechs.com/website 2010-09-08T08:26:36+01:00 http://www.rescuetechs.com/website http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/images/M_images/rss.png text/html http://www.rescuetechs.com/website Eric J. Rickenbach http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=61 Mercedes Benz has produced an excellent guide on their vehicles for rescuers. The document is very comprehensive and worth reviewing by all rescuers. text/html http://www.rescuetechs.com/website Eric J. Rickenbach http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61 Over the past six years, Eric J. Rickenbach has crisscrossed the state teaching rescuers how to respond to accidents on farms.Heavy equipment, dangerous machinery, and the threat of barn and silo fires present special challenges to the legion of volunteers who respond to emergencies on Pennsylvania's farms. text/html http://www.rescuetechs.com/website Eric J. Rickenbach http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=61 We are in need of donations of old or damaged rope equipment and hardware for training purposes. text/html http://www.rescuetechs.com/website Eric J. Rickenbach http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=61 We are going to start posting pictures of some of the scenarios we have done over the last few years. If you would like to have a picture posted from your class, send it in! text/html http://www.rescuetechs.com/website Jon Buchanan http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=39 My specialty and focus is patient-oriented vehicle and machinery rescue training. Each class includes a strong patient care focus, as well as each program is continually reviewed and updated to meet the changing and challenging arena of vehicle and machinery extrication. Special attention is paid to NFPA 1006 and NFPA 1670, as well as the National and local EMS protocols. text/html http://www.rescuetechs.com/website Eric J. Rickenbach http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78&Itemid=61 As summer nears and farmers spend more time in the fields with big machines, the likelihood of farm-related accidents rises sharply.In Pennsylvania, June and July are the worst months for farm fatalities, according to the Penn State University College of Agricultural Sciences. That's the peak season for working the fields, and children are out of school and exposed to farm hazards. text/html http://www.rescuetechs.com/website Eric J. Rickenbach http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=61 The Crash Recovery System is a valuable tool on traffic accident scenes with entrapment. To underline this we’ve collected a couple of case studies and example incidents on our website. In this Newsletter you can read how and where the Crash Recovery System is used by the career fire department in Linz (Austria) and get more information about their experiences. text/html http://www.rescuetechs.com/website Eric J. Rickenbach http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=63&Itemid=61 Here is a great training idea from a fellow vehicle rescue instructor in Germany. It has some great ideas for training... By Jörg Heck, Technical Manager, Moditech Rescue Solutions B.V. The Moditech Crash Recovery System ("CRS") is a valuable tool for rescuers that are called to perform vehicle extrication of trapped occupants at vehicle accidents. It allows rescuers to gather technical information about the vehicle in a short period of time. Using the CRS as part of the size-up of the vehicle, for example to identify cut versus non-cut areas, the overall safety to the rescue operation can be... text/html http://www.rescuetechs.com/website Eric J. Rickenbach http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=61 Some great video of airbag deployment: text/html http://www.rescuetechs.com/website Eric J. Rickenbach http://www.rescuetechs.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=61 Lancaster county emergency responders rescue trapped farmer on Monday, July 6. 2009. This article appearred in the July 11, 2009 edition of the Lancaster Farming.