Pooler Fire has invested in new technology that could mean the difference between life and death. Last month, a Pooler man suffered burns to more than 80% of his body in a house fire and died two days later. Pooler-Fire said a new technology used for the first time on this man helped prolong his life.His Cynokit flushes cyanide from a person's body. Cyanide is a toxic chemical found in smoke that interferes with your body's ability to use oxygen. According to Pooler Fire, Cynokit can double his victim's chance of survival. It is the only county in southeast Georgia that has the new kits. However, he is the only kit the department currently has. One kit costs approximately $1,700. But that's not the only technology Pooler Fire has invested in. He's also the only department in Southeast Georgia to own a $40,000 mannequin. But Puller Fire said this is no ordinary mannequin. “I can get him to talk. I'm like, 'I can replace the wound here. Look, he's eviscerated. He's got a broken arm. He's got a broken leg.' said Pooler Fire Rescue Captain Corey Monroe. Dubbed “Trauma Terry,” the mannequin can bleed, breathe, and sweat. It is cuttable and comes with corpse teeth and hair. An app that connects Terry to his cell phone allows Monroe to role-play random scenarios that firefighters must perform without prior knowledge. According to Monroe, the dummy's capabilities allow you to: This is to allow firefighters to practice different real-world scenarios. “We do respiratory trauma, we do burns, we have all kinds of attachments and scans, and we can add them and do simulations,” Monroe said of next steps. . The department plans to add designated training facilities equipped with new technology.
Pooler Fire has invested in new technology that can mean the difference between life and death.
Last month, a Pooler man died two days later after suffering burns to more than 80% of his body in a house fire. Pooler-Fire said a new technique used for the first time on the man helped prolong his life.
Cynokit flushes cyanide from a person's body. Cyanide is a toxic chemical found in smoke that interferes with your body's ability to use oxygen.
According to Pooler Fire, Cynokit can double the victim's chance of survival. It is the only county in southeast Georgia that has the new kits. However, he is the only kit the department currently has. One kit costs approximately $1,700.
But that's not the only technology Pooler Fire has invested in. He's also the only department in Southeast Georgia to own a $40,000 mannequin.
But Pooler-Fire said this was no ordinary mannequin.
“I can make him talk. I can fix his wounds here. Look, he's eviscerated. He's got a fracture in his arm. He's got a fracture in his leg.” said Captain Corey Monroe of Pooler Fire and Rescue.
Dubbed “Trauma Terry,” the mannequin can bleed, breathe, and sweat. It can be cut, leaving the corpse's teeth and hair.
An app that connects Terry to his phone allows Monroe to role-play random scenarios that firefighters must perform without prior knowledge.
Monroe said the dummy features allow firefighters to practice different real-life scenarios. “We do respiratory trauma, we do burns. We have all kinds of attachments and scans, and we can add them to dummies and do simulations.” ”
Monroe said the department's next step is to add designated training facilities with new technology.
