1 SOSFS practices saving lives

Staff Sgt. Dirk Cannedy, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron unit trainer, gives an overview during a Self-Aid Buddy Care Hands-On course at the security forces squadron on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 22, 2015. SABC Hands-On is a two-hour course designed to give Airmen a basic lifesaving skill set for use at home station or deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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1 SOSFS practices saving lives

Senior Airman Donald Britt, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron desk sergeant, looks at items in an Individual First-Aid Kit during a Self-Aid Buddy Care Hands-On course at the security forces squadron on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 22, 2015. Items in the IFAK can be used in life preserving situations, and include medical items such as emergency bandages, quick-clot, trauma shears and gauze. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Staff Sgt. April Walker, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron military working dog trainer, performs a head-tilt chin-lift on a mannequin during a Self-Aid Buddy Care Hands-On course at the security forces squadron on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 22, 2015. The head-tilt chin-lift technique cannot be performed if a person has a suspected spinal injury. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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An Airman, from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, practices inserting a nasopharyngeal airway on a mannequin during a Self-Aid Buddy Care Hands-On course at the security forces squadron on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 22, 2015. Inserting a nasopharyngeal airway on an individual provides an open airway, which is a critical life-saving maneuver. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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Senior Airman Martin Davis, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron patrolman, unwraps an emergency bandage during a Self-Aid Buddy Care Hands-On course at the security forces squadron on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 22, 2015. Emergency bandages are used for bleeding injuries; they apply pressure to the wound, which, in turn stops the bleeding (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

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1 SOSFS practices saving lives

Published Jan. 23, 2015
By Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

Hurlburt Field, Fla. -- 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Airmen attend a hands-on Self-Aid Buddy Care course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)