Training Minutes: The Effects of Different Tools During Impalement Rescue

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In this Training Minutes video on technical rescue, Jim Adams, Mark Gregory, and Ray Griffin of PL Vulcan Training demonstrate the potential effects different tools could have when working on a piece of rebar in an impalement scenario.

Mark Gregory and other members of PL Vulcan on technical rescue.

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