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urban rescue 1
In the aftermath of the severest storm and floods for two hundred years we were given a large block of flats to search for survivors
Date: 14/09/08
Owner: Steve Glasper
Views: 171
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urban rescue 2
Oh …and a medium size country hotel.
Searching storm damaged buildings can be very dangerous. Teams worked together in pairs in both buildings checking the structural stability of floors wall and ceilings as they worked their way through all the...
Date: 14/09/08
Owner: Steve Glasper
Views: 163
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urban rescue 3
Casualties were soon located and given the appropriate casualty care
Date: 14/09/08
Owner: Steve Glasper
Views: 154
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urban rescue 4
One was even found in the loft
Date: 14/09/08
Owner: Steve Glasper
Views: 160
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urban rescue 5
Which had only one small hatchway to gain access and to extract the casualty though
Date: 14/09/08
Owner: Steve Glasper
Views: 180
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urban rescue 6
The casualty was placed on a Neil Robinson confined space rescue stretcher to get her through the hatchway and out to safety
Date: 14/09/08
Owner: Steve Glasper
Views: 160
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urban rescue 7
Mean while on the first floor traction splint was use to immobilise the casualties fractured femur
Date: 14/09/08
Owner: Steve Glasper
Views: 157
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urban rescue 8
Our narrow pack frame stretcher was used as our main line mountain rescue Bell stretcher would be too big to use in the confined space of a building
Date: 14/09/08
Owner: Steve Glasper
Views: 154
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urban rescue 9
The lady in the loft was lower safely down and through the hatchway with a rope system attached to the Neil Robinson stretcher then carried out of the building to safety
Date: 14/09/08
Owner: Steve Glasper
Views: 161
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