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The EMS Expo at the Georgia World Congress Center was a blast for us. Mainly because we got to run our mouths. As usual, I was at the forefront of yapping and got to see the old gang banging about pilfering goodies and buying neat gadgets. We also got a pleasant surprise or two. The first is our introduction to Kip and Doc Aaron. These two gentlemen came to Atlanta by way of some state out west of the Mississippi river and brought mats to tumble on. Rather mats to get thrown around on or cushion… Continue

We need volunteers to man the aid stations in Austell for disaster relief. We will be moving from neighborhood to neighborhood and possibly setting up at the mobile command or with Red Cross. Please contact me soon. We will be operating from 10am to 5pm tentatively everyday for the rest of the week. We need lots of can foods and diapers. The aid station will hand out band aids, BP checks and water. Please come and help.

Well here we are! Russell is now SWAT. Russell spent two weekends of his life pouring sweat into the sands of the range in Whitesburg and the carpets at Morehouse School of Medicine. The course spanned two weekends from 7am to 8pm and had the following high points. Running up a hill, down to the road, back to the range, down two flights of steps, onto the range and firing shots to qualify! Then it was on! Rain was on the agenda for all day and smoking barrels were the solution. Once back at More… Continue

Hello all, I will be a speaker at the EMS Expo/Firehouse central conference in Atlanta. I am scheduled to speak on October 28, 2009 at 9am. The subject is Tactical Medical Response Initiatives. Looking forward to seeing everybody there!

Here is the link:

http://www.publicsafetyevents.com/ems/events_crossover.po

As of writing this, I just spoke with the President of the Paulding Chapter of SORBA, Dave Senecal. There will be a continued series of Mountain Bikers First Aid sponsored by Tangent Edge and SORBA. The clinic will be hosted by REI at various locations through out the metro Atlanta area. The immediate plan however is the mountain bikers search and rescue program. The site has already been picked and the details of the event will be hashed out in the upcoming weeks.