[Texascavers] Thank you

[David]

I enjoyed reading this story.

I think it beats any of the Gerald Moni stories.

However since one of Moni's was made into a YouTube documentary, I think he
wins.

D.L.
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Re: [Texascavers] Proof that the CIA was running drugs?

[George Veni]

A little known part of the story, and rightfully so since not much happened, 
was that after the rescue team flew to Mexico, those of us left in the States 
had the understanding that if we didn't hear anything by a certain date that a 
second wave of rescuers would fly down to assist. Since word wasn't received, 
and not surprising in those pre-cell days when the cave was pretty remote from 
any phones, the second wave flew down from Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio. 
Unlike the first wave, we were the clean-cut crew. There was a 4x4 with a team 
from I think Arizona, and then my pick-up truck with three other cavers from 
San Antonio and a literal ton or two of gear filling the back. We loaded onto a 
C-130 and flew down to Mexico, offloading like the others in Victoria. After 
dealing with some official details downtown for a short while, we headed up the 
mountain. Within 45 minutes we met the first team heading down the mountain 
with Chris. I was disappointed to not see the cave, and it would be another 21 
years before I made it back there.

The only challenge we had left was getting back into the US. We were 
essentially in Mexico illegally with no tourist papers. When we would try to 
cross into Texas, we'd be asked for our papers on the Mexican side. I 
remembered that at night, when we'd reach the border, you could cross at Roma 
by just putting your papers in a box near the bridge and then cross without 
having to talk to anyone. At least that was what we hoped. There was always one 
official nearby watching that everyone deposited their papers. When we got 
there, we found no line and quickly got out of the truck, faked stuffing our 
papers in the box, and sped across the bridge before anyone could stop us.

So in the end it was fairly uneventful, but it was cool to drive my truck on 
and off a plane!

George


George Veni, PhD
President, International Union of Speleology
and
Executive Director
National Cave and Karst Research Institute
400-1 Cascades Avenue
Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220-6215 USA
Office: +1-575-887-5517
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From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of 
Mixon Bill
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2018 20:17
To: Cavers Texas 
Subject: [Texascavers] Proof that the CIA was running drugs?

Back in the ’70s (and even today) there were persistent rumors that the CIA was 
secretly running drugs to finance its operations. I think cavers may have 
played into that perception, at least in the eyes of a couple of American 
tourists. Here’s how.
In 1978 Tennessee caver Chris Kerr broke his leg in Cueva del Brinco, part of 
Sistema Purificación in the mountains northwest of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.
The relatively small crew on site was not sufficient to mount a rescue, so 
cavers were called in from the US.
Austin got the call, and within twenty-four hours Terry Sayther’s truck and 
eight cavers were ready to go. The team consisted of Jerry Atkinson, Gill 
Ediger, Tracy Johnson, Mark Minton, Terry Sayther, Bill Steele, Bill Stone, and 
Terri Treacy. As anyone around in those times could attest, we were a pretty 
hairy and wild-looking bunch. Air transport had been arranged through the 
National Cave Rescue Commission and US Air Force, so we set out for Bergstrom 
Air Force Base, now the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. At the gate 
they wanted to know who was in charge, and they seemed both amused and 
concerned when we looked at each other blankly and then said nobody. We all 
felt equally competent and didn’t need a leader.
After some unavoidable delays, Sayther’s truck was loaded into a C-130 military 
transport plane, along with all of us and our supplies. We flew to Brownsville 
and, after a brief delay spent in a holding pattern, received clearance from 
Mexico to enter their airspace. There was apparently an agreement concerning 
how many US military aircraft could be in Mexican airspace at one time, and 
that number were already there, so we had to wait while one cleared out. We 
then flew to the Victoria airport, which at the time did not have commercial 
flights. The runway was somewhat short and potholed. We made a pass or two so 
that the pilot could assess the situation, after which he said he thought we 
could make it. Gulp!
After a successful landing, the plane rolled to a stop and the back hatch went 
down. Terry drove his truck down the ramp and the rest of us got in. We pulled 
up to the small airport office, where a Mexican government representative 
handed us a sheaf of papers and assured us that all of the immigration 
paperwork had been taken care of and that we were good to go. We signed 
nothing, but thanked him and headed off on our quest. The C-130 took off and 
returned to Texas; we would have to drive back.
Observing all of this was a couple of Americans who had apparently recently 

Re: [Texascavers] Proof that the CIA was...

[David]

>
> I wonder if that was the same pilot that Tom Cruise played in "American
> Made"


After dropping off the cavers, he flew under the radar sneeking a militia
of Nicaraguan Contra rebels to a secret training camp in Arkansas

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contras


>
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Re: [Texascavers] Proof that the CIA was running drugs?

[Andy Gluesenkamp]

I love it!

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 25, 2018, at 9:17 PM, Mixon Bill  wrote:
> 
> Back in the ’70s (and even today) there were persistent
> rumors that the CIA was secretly running drugs to
> finance its operations. I think cavers may have played
> into that perception, at least in the eyes of a couple of
> American tourists. Here’s how.
> In 1978 Tennessee caver Chris Kerr broke his leg in
> Cueva del Brinco, part of Sistema Purificación in the
> mountains northwest of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.
> The relatively small crew on site was not sufficient to
> mount a rescue, so cavers were called in from the US.
> Austin got the call, and within twenty-four hours Terry
> Sayther’s truck and eight cavers were ready to go. The
> team consisted of Jerry Atkinson, Gill Ediger, Tracy
> Johnson, Mark Minton, Terry Sayther, Bill Steele, Bill
> Stone, and Terri Treacy. As anyone around in those times
> could attest, we were a pretty hairy and wild-looking
> bunch. Air transport had been arranged through the
> National Cave Rescue Commission and US Air Force,
> so we set out for Bergstrom Air Force Base, now the
> Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. At the gate they
> wanted to know who was in charge, and they seemed
> both amused and concerned when we looked at each
> other blankly and then said nobody. We all felt equally
> competent and didn’t need a leader.
> After some unavoidable delays, Sayther’s truck was
> loaded into a C-130 military transport plane, along with
> all of us and our supplies. We flew to Brownsville and,
> after a brief delay spent in a holding pattern, received
> clearance from Mexico to enter their airspace. There
> was apparently an agreement concerning how many
> US military aircraft could be in Mexican airspace at
> one time, and that number were already there, so we
> had to wait while one cleared out. We then flew to the
> Victoria airport, which at the time did not have commercial
> flights. The runway was somewhat short and
> potholed. We made a pass or two so that the pilot could
> assess the situation, after which he said he thought we
> could make it. Gulp!
> After a successful landing, the plane rolled to a stop
> and the back hatch went down. Terry drove his truck
> down the ramp and the rest of us got in. We pulled up
> to the small airport office, where a Mexican government
> representative handed us a sheaf of papers and
> assured us that all of the immigration paperwork had
> been taken care of and that we were good to go. We
> signed nothing, but thanked him and headed off on
> our quest. The C-130 took off and returned to Texas;
> we would have to drive back.
> Observing all of this was a couple of Americans who
> had apparently recently arrived in a private plane. They
> watched agape as a civilian Chevy Suburban full of
> hippies that had just come off of a U. S. military plane
> exchanged pleasantries with a Mexican official and
> roared off into the sunset. No doubt they were sure they
> had just witnessed first-hand that the US was involved
> in some highly suspicious activities in Mexico.
> —Mark Minton, Texas Caver, fourth quarter 2009.
> 
> Reprinted AMCS Activities Newsletter 38, 2015, page 88.
> 
> A chicken is the egg's way of making another egg.
> 
> You may "reply" to the address this message
> (unless it's a TexasCavers list post)
> came from, but for long-term use, save:
> Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu
> AMCS: a...@mexicancaves.org or  edi...@mexicancaves.org
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[Texascavers] Proof that the CIA was running drugs?

[Mixon Bill]

Back in the ’70s (and even today) there were persistent
rumors that the CIA was secretly running drugs to
finance its operations. I think cavers may have played
into that perception, at least in the eyes of a couple of
American tourists. Here’s how.
In 1978 Tennessee caver Chris Kerr broke his leg in
Cueva del Brinco, part of Sistema Purificación in the
mountains northwest of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas.
The relatively small crew on site was not sufficient to
mount a rescue, so cavers were called in from the US.
Austin got the call, and within twenty-four hours Terry
Sayther’s truck and eight cavers were ready to go. The
team consisted of Jerry Atkinson, Gill Ediger, Tracy
Johnson, Mark Minton, Terry Sayther, Bill Steele, Bill
Stone, and Terri Treacy. As anyone around in those times
could attest, we were a pretty hairy and wild-looking
bunch. Air transport had been arranged through the
National Cave Rescue Commission and US Air Force,
so we set out for Bergstrom Air Force Base, now the
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. At the gate they
wanted to know who was in charge, and they seemed
both amused and concerned when we looked at each
other blankly and then said nobody. We all felt equally
competent and didn’t need a leader.
After some unavoidable delays, Sayther’s truck was
loaded into a C-130 military transport plane, along with
all of us and our supplies. We flew to Brownsville and,
after a brief delay spent in a holding pattern, received
clearance from Mexico to enter their airspace. There
was apparently an agreement concerning how many
US military aircraft could be in Mexican airspace at
one time, and that number were already there, so we
had to wait while one cleared out. We then flew to the
Victoria airport, which at the time did not have commercial
flights. The runway was somewhat short and
potholed. We made a pass or two so that the pilot could
assess the situation, after which he said he thought we
could make it. Gulp!
After a successful landing, the plane rolled to a stop
and the back hatch went down. Terry drove his truck
down the ramp and the rest of us got in. We pulled up
to the small airport office, where a Mexican government
representative handed us a sheaf of papers and
assured us that all of the immigration paperwork had
been taken care of and that we were good to go. We
signed nothing, but thanked him and headed off on
our quest. The C-130 took off and returned to Texas;
we would have to drive back.
Observing all of this was a couple of Americans who
had apparently recently arrived in a private plane. They
watched agape as a civilian Chevy Suburban full of
hippies that had just come off of a U. S. military plane
exchanged pleasantries with a Mexican official and
roared off into the sunset. No doubt they were sure they
had just witnessed first-hand that the US was involved
in some highly suspicious activities in Mexico.
—Mark Minton, Texas Caver, fourth quarter 2009.

Reprinted AMCS Activities Newsletter 38, 2015, page 88.

A chicken is the egg's way of making another egg.

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[Texascavers] Speleo-vehicles

[David]

Isn't is sacrilegious to refer to a caver vehicle without using it's name
and its most notable spec such as gear-ratio ?

Wasn't Gil's truck something like The Oztotl with the granny gear on the
stick, or was that somebody else.

Someone could write an interesting article showing pictures of these
vehicles and their names and short blurbs about cave areas the vehicles saw
action.

Here is a photo of James McLane and his seismic truck the day he sold it to
a Syrian arms-dealer 4 years ago

https://photos.app.goo.gl/7vE9xLBbMEuionJs1

He allegedly drove it to NSS Conventions back in the 70s.

On a different note,

Tell me if you see a man about to die of a heart-attack in that photo.  His
heart-attack sure seemed suspicious.  But the doctor had allegedly told him
to take it easy and he did the complete opposite.
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Re: [Texascavers] FW: Join Us for: Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for Technical Rescues without the traditional traction splint.

[Bill Steele]

Yep, you’re right, Bill, It was Ediger’s truck. I remember that Gill Ediger, 
Terri Treacy, Jerry Atkinson, and I flew down with the truck. 

Bill Steele 

> On May 25, 2018, at 5:22 PM, William R. Elliott  wrote:
> 
> That was actually Gill Ediger's truck from Austin, and I drove down from 
> Harlingen, TX, to help on the rescue. We spent 3 days getting Chris out. He 
> was shot up with Demarol by a young med student/doctor/caver, who did a good 
> job taking care of him. Splinted his leg, but at one point Chris had to get 
> off the backboard and crawl on one side through a tight crawl with his broken 
> leg on the up side. That was tough to even listen to. I spent a day and a 
> half chiseling out a low bedrock crawl that I finally could only get through 
> without my helmet and by exhaling hard and pushing with my toes. We got Chris 
> back through that one too. Then we rigged him up at the pit entrance with a 
> rope-hauling fiberglass duffel bag protector over his head, sort of like a 
> nosecone. Another bad part was rigging his backboard up in the back of a 
> pickup with cut-up inner tubes like big bungees, but it bounced so hard that 
> Pete Strickland and I of us couldn't keep it under control and he moaned and 
> yelled a lot. Then we took him out of that and put him in the back of a 
> Blazer with a nice foam mattress. That went better. They got him to Texas 
> where his broken femur was pinned. I think he was back to caving after a few 
> months. I remember Gill, Pete, several others, but cannot recall all who were 
> there, sorry. What a deal that was. He was lucky to survive. The Mexican Army 
> was there and helped by mostly staying out of it. 
> 
> William R. (Bill) Elliott
> 914 Bannister Drive
> Jefferson City, MO 65109
> speodes...@gmail.com
> 
> 573-291-5093 cell
> 
> 
>> On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 5:10 PM, Bill Steele  
>> wrote:
>> Tennessee caver Chris Kerr fell in Sistema Purificacion in 1978 and 
>> fractured his femur. Cavers from Austin drove Terry Sayther’s caving truck 
>> up into a military C130 cargo plane and were flown to Victoria, Tamps., 
>> Mexico to rescue him. The spot where he fell is named Kerr Plunk.
>> 
>> Bill Steele 
>> 
>> > On May 25, 2018, at 3:57 PM, Geary Schindel  
>> > wrote:
>> > 
>> > Join Us for: Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for 
>> > Technical Rescues without the traditional traction splint.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > [cid:logo-3e1963ed-8174-410d-8ea1-a5439be158af.jpeg]
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for Technical 
>> > Rescues without the traditional traction splint. Presenter: Lance Tysom 
>> > RN, BSN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, EMP, WEMT
>> > Join us for a webinar on Jun 05, 2018 at 8:00 PM CDT/ 9PM EDT/ 7PM MDT/ 
>> > 6PM PDT Please check your time zone for correct starting time.
>> > Register 
>> > now!
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Lance gave this presentation at ITRS, International Technical Rescue 
>> > Symposium and is now sharing it with NSS members.
>> > 
>> > This webinar is a presentation exploring current trending, indications, 
>> > and application of femur traction splinting based on evidence based, best 
>> > practices. We will discuss the limitations of available commercial 
>> > traction splints. Participants will learn a fast and effective creative 
>> > use of the KTD (Kendrick Traction Device) which translates to any rescue 
>> > environment.
>> > 
>> > Applying a traction splint to a patient with a suspected femur fracture is 
>> > not a trivial decision. Effective application and monitoring of a traction 
>> > splint is technically challenging. Its one of many high-acuity, 
>> > low-frequency, events which makes it a perishable skill. Managing a 
>> > patient with a traction splint in place is also challenging – particularly 
>> > so in the setting of a technical rescue, cave rescue. The evolution of 
>> > commercially available traction splints is not practical when considering 
>> > its use in a cave rescue or back-country environment. Rescue and SAR 
>> > personal need knowledge, skills, and equipment to effectively manage femur 
>> > fractures.
>> > 
>> > Presenter: Lance Taysom, RN, BSN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, EMP, WEMT
>> > Lance got his start in EMS working Ski Patrol. In college, when not 
>> > climbing mountains, or working as a carpenter, Lance worked as an EMT 
>> > running 911 (fire and ambulance) calls in Wasilla, Alaska. After 
>> > graduating from Idaho State University with a dual major of Batchelor of 
>> > Science in Nursing and Health Education, Lance started as an emergency 
>> > nurse and shortly began taking hospital patient transports by ground and 
>> > fixed wing. In 1997 Lance began a full time career as a flight 
>> > nurse/paramedic. In addition to his current flight job, Lance works as an 
>> > educator and consultant for 

Re: [Texascavers] FW: Join Us for: Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for Technical Rescues without the traditional traction splint.

[William R. Elliott]

That was actually Gill Ediger's truck from Austin, and I drove down from
Harlingen, TX, to help on the rescue. We spent 3 days getting Chris out. He
was shot up with Demarol by a young med student/doctor/caver, who did a
good job taking care of him. Splinted his leg, but at one point Chris had
to get off the backboard and crawl on one side through a tight crawl with
his broken leg on the up side. That was tough to even listen to. I spent a
day and a half chiseling out a low bedrock crawl that I finally could only
get through without my helmet and by exhaling hard and pushing with my
toes. We got Chris back through that one too. Then we rigged him up at the
pit entrance with a rope-hauling fiberglass duffel bag protector over his
head, sort of like a nosecone. Another bad part was rigging his backboard
up in the back of a pickup with cut-up inner tubes like big bungees, but it
bounced so hard that Pete Strickland and I of us couldn't keep it under
control and he moaned and yelled a lot. Then we took him out of that and
put him in the back of a Blazer with a nice foam mattress. That went
better. They got him to Texas where his broken femur was pinned. I think he
was back to caving after a few months. I remember Gill, Pete, several
others, but cannot recall all who were there, sorry. What a deal that was.
He was lucky to survive. The Mexican Army was there and helped by mostly
staying out of it.

*William R. (Bill) Elliott*
914 Bannister Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109

*speodes...@gmail.com *

573-291-5093 cell

On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 5:10 PM, Bill Steele 
wrote:

> Tennessee caver Chris Kerr fell in Sistema Purificacion in 1978 and
> fractured his femur. Cavers from Austin drove Terry Sayther’s caving truck
> up into a military C130 cargo plane and were flown to Victoria, Tamps.,
> Mexico to rescue him. The spot where he fell is named Kerr Plunk.
>
> Bill Steele
>
> > On May 25, 2018, at 3:57 PM, Geary Schindel <
> gschin...@edwardsaquifer.org> wrote:
> >
> > Join Us for: Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for
> Technical Rescues without the traditional traction splint.
> >
> >
> >
> > [cid:logo-3e1963ed-8174-410d-8ea1-a5439be158af.jpeg]
> >
> >
> > Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for Technical
> Rescues without the traditional traction splint. Presenter: Lance Tysom RN,
> BSN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, EMP, WEMT
> > Join us for a webinar on Jun 05, 2018 at 8:00 PM CDT/ 9PM EDT/ 7PM MDT/
> 6PM PDT Please check your time zone for correct starting time.
> > Register now! 4930648135499876867>
> >
> >
> > Lance gave this presentation at ITRS, International Technical Rescue
> Symposium and is now sharing it with NSS members.
> >
> > This webinar is a presentation exploring current trending, indications,
> and application of femur traction splinting based on evidence based, best
> practices. We will discuss the limitations of available commercial traction
> splints. Participants will learn a fast and effective creative use of the
> KTD (Kendrick Traction Device) which translates to any rescue environment.
> >
> > Applying a traction splint to a patient with a suspected femur fracture
> is not a trivial decision. Effective application and monitoring of a
> traction splint is technically challenging. Its one of many high-acuity,
> low-frequency, events which makes it a perishable skill. Managing a patient
> with a traction splint in place is also challenging – particularly so in
> the setting of a technical rescue, cave rescue. The evolution of
> commercially available traction splints is not practical when considering
> its use in a cave rescue or back-country environment. Rescue and SAR
> personal need knowledge, skills, and equipment to effectively manage femur
> fractures.
> >
> > Presenter: Lance Taysom, RN, BSN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, EMP, WEMT
> > Lance got his start in EMS working Ski Patrol. In college, when not
> climbing mountains, or working as a carpenter, Lance worked as an EMT
> running 911 (fire and ambulance) calls in Wasilla, Alaska. After graduating
> from Idaho State University with a dual major of Batchelor of Science in
> Nursing and Health Education, Lance started as an emergency nurse and
> shortly began taking hospital patient transports by ground and fixed wing.
> In 1997 Lance began a full time career as a flight nurse/paramedic. In
> addition to his current flight job, Lance works as an educator and
> consultant for wilderness medicine and backcountry survival, training
> individuals and teams from Nepal, American Samoa, Indonesia, and across the
> US.
> > Lance enjoys mixing his pre-hospital and emergency medical care
> experience and training with his passion for adventure in the outdoors.
> Lance works as a rotor and fixed wing flight nurse/paramedic, emergency
> department nurse, and wilderness medicine instructor for NOLS. He also
> volunteers for the Bannock 

Re: [Texascavers] FW: Join Us for: Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for Technical Rescues without the traditional traction splint.

[Bill Steele]

Tennessee caver Chris Kerr fell in Sistema Purificacion in 1978 and fractured 
his femur. Cavers from Austin drove Terry Sayther’s caving truck up into a 
military C130 cargo plane and were flown to Victoria, Tamps., Mexico to rescue 
him. The spot where he fell is named Kerr Plunk.

Bill Steele 

> On May 25, 2018, at 3:57 PM, Geary Schindel  
> wrote:
> 
> Join Us for: Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for 
> Technical Rescues without the traditional traction splint.
> 
> 
> 
> [cid:logo-3e1963ed-8174-410d-8ea1-a5439be158af.jpeg]
> 
> 
> Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for Technical Rescues 
> without the traditional traction splint. Presenter: Lance Tysom RN, BSN, CEN, 
> CPEN, CFRN, EMP, WEMT
> Join us for a webinar on Jun 05, 2018 at 8:00 PM CDT/ 9PM EDT/ 7PM MDT/ 6PM 
> PDT Please check your time zone for correct starting time.
> Register now!
> 
> 
> Lance gave this presentation at ITRS, International Technical Rescue 
> Symposium and is now sharing it with NSS members.
> 
> This webinar is a presentation exploring current trending, indications, and 
> application of femur traction splinting based on evidence based, best 
> practices. We will discuss the limitations of available commercial traction 
> splints. Participants will learn a fast and effective creative use of the KTD 
> (Kendrick Traction Device) which translates to any rescue environment.
> 
> Applying a traction splint to a patient with a suspected femur fracture is 
> not a trivial decision. Effective application and monitoring of a traction 
> splint is technically challenging. Its one of many high-acuity, 
> low-frequency, events which makes it a perishable skill. Managing a patient 
> with a traction splint in place is also challenging – particularly so in the 
> setting of a technical rescue, cave rescue. The evolution of commercially 
> available traction splints is not practical when considering its use in a 
> cave rescue or back-country environment. Rescue and SAR personal need 
> knowledge, skills, and equipment to effectively manage femur fractures.
> 
> Presenter: Lance Taysom, RN, BSN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, EMP, WEMT
> Lance got his start in EMS working Ski Patrol. In college, when not climbing 
> mountains, or working as a carpenter, Lance worked as an EMT running 911 
> (fire and ambulance) calls in Wasilla, Alaska. After graduating from Idaho 
> State University with a dual major of Batchelor of Science in Nursing and 
> Health Education, Lance started as an emergency nurse and shortly began 
> taking hospital patient transports by ground and fixed wing. In 1997 Lance 
> began a full time career as a flight nurse/paramedic. In addition to his 
> current flight job, Lance works as an educator and consultant for wilderness 
> medicine and backcountry survival, training individuals and teams from Nepal, 
> American Samoa, Indonesia, and across the US.
> Lance enjoys mixing his pre-hospital and emergency medical care experience 
> and training with his passion for adventure in the outdoors.  Lance works as 
> a rotor and fixed wing flight nurse/paramedic, emergency department nurse, 
> and wilderness medicine instructor for NOLS. He also volunteers for the 
> Bannock County SAR team and seasonally for the National Park Service Denali 
> Climbing Rangers, providing medical support for high altitude SAR operations. 
> Lance and his wife Cami make their home outside Pocatello, Idaho where they 
> enjoy spending time working with area EMS and SAR teams, raising dogs and 
> grand girls, trying to grow food in their garden, and burning ATP on mountain 
> bike trails, backcountry ski slopes, climbing rocks, and most anything else 
> that happens with family and friends under the sun or under ground.
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[Texascavers] Memorial Day related

[David]

I hope you all get a chance to reflect in the holiday and also get outdoor
with friends and family and hopefully even something caving related.

I have to work late Frday night in Houston and plan to sleep it off
Saturday.

My teenage daughter is spending 3 days with friends and I haven't a clue
what my estranged-wife's plans are.

With gas at $ 2.76 in most places here I can not drive my Sequoia anywhere.

What I am saying is...

In another dimension of time and space, my lardass is wedged in a crack
underground somewhere and I am squirming in agony trying to wriggle my way
out.Or maybe floating down the Rio Camuy about to drop into the abyss,
like in the movie "Land of the Lost."
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[Texascavers] FW: Join Us for: Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for Technical Rescues without the traditional traction splint.

[Geary Schindel]

Join Us for: Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for 
Technical Rescues without the traditional traction splint.



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Femur Fractures: Practical Effective Traction Splinting for Technical Rescues 
without the traditional traction splint. Presenter: Lance Tysom RN, BSN, CEN, 
CPEN, CFRN, EMP, WEMT
Join us for a webinar on Jun 05, 2018 at 8:00 PM CDT/ 9PM EDT/ 7PM MDT/ 6PM PDT 
Please check your time zone for correct starting time.
Register now!


Lance gave this presentation at ITRS, International Technical Rescue Symposium 
and is now sharing it with NSS members.

This webinar is a presentation exploring current trending, indications, and 
application of femur traction splinting based on evidence based, best 
practices. We will discuss the limitations of available commercial traction 
splints. Participants will learn a fast and effective creative use of the KTD 
(Kendrick Traction Device) which translates to any rescue environment.

Applying a traction splint to a patient with a suspected femur fracture is not 
a trivial decision. Effective application and monitoring of a traction splint 
is technically challenging. Its one of many high-acuity, low-frequency, events 
which makes it a perishable skill. Managing a patient with a traction splint in 
place is also challenging – particularly so in the setting of a technical 
rescue, cave rescue. The evolution of commercially available traction splints 
is not practical when considering its use in a cave rescue or back-country 
environment. Rescue and SAR personal need knowledge, skills, and equipment to 
effectively manage femur fractures.

Presenter: Lance Taysom, RN, BSN, CEN, CPEN, CFRN, EMP, WEMT
Lance got his start in EMS working Ski Patrol. In college, when not climbing 
mountains, or working as a carpenter, Lance worked as an EMT running 911 (fire 
and ambulance) calls in Wasilla, Alaska. After graduating from Idaho State 
University with a dual major of Batchelor of Science in Nursing and Health 
Education, Lance started as an emergency nurse and shortly began taking 
hospital patient transports by ground and fixed wing. In 1997 Lance began a 
full time career as a flight nurse/paramedic. In addition to his current flight 
job, Lance works as an educator and consultant for wilderness medicine and 
backcountry survival, training individuals and teams from Nepal, American 
Samoa, Indonesia, and across the US.
Lance enjoys mixing his pre-hospital and emergency medical care experience and 
training with his passion for adventure in the outdoors.  Lance works as a 
rotor and fixed wing flight nurse/paramedic, emergency department nurse, and 
wilderness medicine instructor for NOLS. He also volunteers for the Bannock 
County SAR team and seasonally for the National Park Service Denali Climbing 
Rangers, providing medical support for high altitude SAR operations. Lance and 
his wife Cami make their home outside Pocatello, Idaho where they enjoy 
spending time working with area EMS and SAR teams, raising dogs and grand 
girls, trying to grow food in their garden, and burning ATP on mountain bike 
trails, backcountry ski slopes, climbing rocks, and most anything else that 
happens with family and friends under the sun or under ground.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information 
about joining the webinar.
The views expressed in this webinar are not necessarily those of the NSS

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[Texascavers] FW: [SWR CAVERS] Fwd: Discount Registration - NSS Convention 2018

[Geary Schindel]

Folks,
Early registration ends on May 31. This is shaping up to be a great convention. 
Should be cool with one of the best campsites ever. If you have the time, take 
an extra week and visit Yellowstone, Glacier, or even drive up to Banff or 
Jasper. Bring your Passport.
Hope to see you there.
Geary


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Thursday May 24, 2018

Early Registration Ends May 31









Howdy Folks,

You are the few, the proud, the proactive cavers!
You bought your tickets for NSS Convention 2018 well in advance of the May 31st 
cut-off for early registration, and we salute you! However, the clock is 
ticking and that $47 discount is about to end.

If anyone you know is planning to attend NSS Convention 2018, or even 
considering it, please remind them to purchase their tickets before June 1st to 
enjoy the early registrant discount.  After May 31 the registration fee 
increases by an extra $47!  Forward this email to your caving friends and 
grotto members to make sure they get the registration link.

Tickets may be purchased directly for NSS Convention 2018 by clicking on the 
website link below.

NSS Convention 2018 Information And 
Registration.











Sumbit Newsletter requests to the email listed below. I will include what I can 
based on content and timing.

NSS Convention 2018
Helena, MT
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Newsletter Editor
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