r/Firefighting 2d ago

Videos What are your thoughts on this?

Curios.

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u/uncommon_sense136789 2d ago

Agreed. I’m Never gonna tell another member to not mask up. But plz remember optics are a thing that we must account for. There is always a camera on you.

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u/HedonisticFrog 2d ago

Definitely, it's why as an EMT we learned to discretely trap pinch to test for consciousness instead of blatantly sternum rubbing them which makes you look like a dick.

u/Unique-Team6478 17h ago

When did sternal rubbing fall out of fashion? This was how we were trained.

u/ffa1985 10h ago

Sternal rub is still the standard, but trapezius pinch will probably overtake it in a few years. Some research says the pinch is more reliable.