On both Sunday January 27th and today, we held joint exercises with GMAS, to demonstrate our capabilities in a search & rescue role. Over the 2 days, 7 GMAS personnel attended (1 ambulance technician, and 6 incident desk personnel). After kit demonstrations in the morning, we ran a set of practical exercises involving difficult extrications, casualties with suspected cervical spine “injuries”, and search & carry demonstrations over boggy terrain.
Download a short video clip of a stretcher carry – 1.3MB (3 minutes @ 56K)
3 GMAS incident desk personnel prepare to “log roll” an excercise casualty with suspected c-spine injuries.
