By Brad Proffit
“Hello. My name is Brad and I’m a volunteer firefighter/EMT for a rural area fire department in North Carolina. Several months ago, I saw the Resqme on YouTube and thought it was worth a buy. I attached it to my key ring and it has stayed there since. That is, until yesterday.
Our fire department got a call for a motor vehicle accident with a pin-in. I arrived on scene about 5 minutes later, geared up and went to work. The patient inside the car was in bad condition and trapped very badly. All 4 doors on the vehicle were jammed shut, preventing us from getting to the patient. As a few of the other firefighters braced the car, my lieutenant ordered me to bust the windows so that we could get to the patient inside. Knowing that time was of the essence, I started towards our fire truck to find a tool to break the glass when I remembered the Resqme on my key ring in my truck. I retrieved it and ran back to the wrecked vehicle where I used it to bust the windows we needed to gain access to the patient (without sending the end of a harmful tool inside the vehicle). Thus helping in our overall safety and extraction of the patient.
The Resqme proved itself invaluable yesterday as it helped us save valuable time and increase safety in extricating our patient. I will be buying several more in the near future for my gear as well will my fellow firefighters on the department.
Your tool really made a difference in my ability to do my job. I’m grateful. I’ll attach a few photos of me with my resqme.
Thanks again, Brad. “
