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 <[email protected]> > 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!<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/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 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 > > View System > Requirements<https://link.gotowebinar.com/help-system-requirements-attendees> > > > > > > > > > > <winmail.dat> > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > [email protected] | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com [email protected] | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
