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josephdunphy
February 03, 2021
Taken with a Nikon Point and Shoot during my Havy Rescue Technician recertification class. Evolutions at Bergen County, NJ EMS Academy. Bunker gear, jaws of life and vehicle stabilization of cars, trucks, busses and airplanes.
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Behind The Lens
Location
Location is Paramus, NJ, Emergency Medical Service Academy, Bergen County, NJ, USA. Rear side of building, auto crash boneyard.Time
About 1:30 PMLighting
Ambient light, no special effectsEquipment
Nikon Coolpix S3700 point and shoot 8x optical zoom lens, used for more than 4 years. Photos taken on the run, in between training evolutionsInspiration
I was a member of this Heavy Rescue Technician class, fall 2019, Jaws of Life and vehicle stabilization evolutions training. I was taking pictures for my own reference, to remind me of the techniques we were being taught, rapid fire, throughout the long day. We normally work on 5-10 rescue scenarios, combining Rescue Tech skills and EMT skills. There is an average time your team is trying to complete stabilization within, before EMTs start running out of time to do a good job of treating a patient. Th school teaches the latest in equipment and techniques, and qualifies or re-qualifies technicians who go back to the ir communities on volunteer and paid rescue and EMS squads. The Heavy Rescue Technician instructors compete in national competitions, and have been in 4th pace at least once. We have a certain time to complete each scenario, in bunker gear, and have to work with our team to complete the scenario. By the afternoon, despite the chill fall weather, we were all sweating and it was a challenge to keep the camera from slipping out of my hands.Editing
Not really. Direct upload to computer, then into powerpoint, and jpeg and pdf.In my camera bag
Nikon point and shoot, voice recorder, Canon T6 kit and or Canon T7i kit, GPS attachment, spare batteries and SD Cards, sketch pad to quick diagram evolution steps. For the computer, upload cords, Canon and Nikon upload software, SD Card reader.Feedback
Being EMS qualified is a big help, but you can ask someone when is the best time to capture pictures that would actually be helpful to train techs. Since this is outside, having powered up batteries and a source to recharge the camera batteries is critical. I went through many pictures in this session, and had to recharge the batteries inside the building during the half hour lunch break. This picture taken after the lunch break. Note all the broken glass on the ground, bunker boots are critical, and it still tears up your boots. Fiberglas toes, not steel toes, to reduce the risk of electrocution, especially for evolutions on electric vehicles.
