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Media Resources, Inc.’s video training package TRENCH RESCUE trains responders to safely and effectively rescue workers who are trapped in a collapsed trench. The video demonstrates how to properly place apparatus; manage traffic and crowds at the scene; perform accurate size-up; control rescue area hazards; secure the trench for rescue; and access, stabilize, and remove victims. Contact Media Resources, 2614 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA 98661-3997 U.S.A. (800) 666-0106.
The National Fire Sprinkler Association, Inc. (NFSA) offers the publication GUIDE TO FIRE SPRINKLERS IN THE LIFE SAFETY CODE (NFPA 101), 1991 edition. The guide explains all the sprinkler requirements and alternative arrangements allowed in sprinklcred occupancies by the 1991 Life Safety Code. Provisions of the mandatory sprinkler requirements for many types of occupancies have been updated and are explained in the guide. Contact: Kathy Morgan, NFSA, P.O. Box 1000, Patterson. NY 12563. (914) 8784200.
■ The IOWA FIRE CHIEFS MANUAL, published by the Iowa Fire Chiefs Association (IFCA), features topics such as the concerns of Iowa fire chiefs, insurance and risk management, SOPs and guidelines, agencies and contacts, legalities, incident management, line of duty death and disability, and more. Contact: Chief Wallace Rundle, Sec.Treas., IFCA, 10′ 12th Ave SE. Oelwein, IA 50662.
■ Emergency Film Group offers CONFINED SPACE EMERGENCY, a training video on setting up confined-space-entry programs. It is designed to meet the requirements of OSHA 1910.146, Permit Required Confined Spaces, as well as ANSI Standard Z11 “. 1 -Safety Requirements for Confined Spaces. Contact: Emergency Film Group. (800) 8420999.
■ TRICKS OF THE TRADE, produced by Emergency Medical Services magazine, is an 80-minute video that shows how to turn everyday objects into innovative lifesaving tools. For instance, how to turn an IV bag into a lantern. It is presented by Paramedic Ken Bouvier. Contact. Emergency Medical Services, (818) 782-7328.
■ The fifth edition of EMERGENCY CARE AND TRANSPORTATION OF THE SICK AND INJURED (the “orange book”), has been released by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). It includes roughly “50 new full-color photos and drawings showing the most current techniques, including universal precautions against communicable diseases. Contact: .AAOS Customer Service. (800 ) 626-6726.
