Wazelle noticed that the driver [of an overturned truck] had not been wearing a seatbelt and had been tossed around the cab during the crash. “He had lacerations on his face and hands, he also had a large bump and about a four-inch long gash on the back of his head,” said Wazelle. “He was incoherent and couldn’t even tell me what month it was.”<\/p>\n
Wazelle said he did what he could for the driver. “I’m pretty sure he had a concussion and was definitely in shock,” said Wazelle. “I just did my best to keep him immobilized and make him comfortable.” The basic first-aid helped, as Wazelle said that the driver slowly was able to relax a little and became more coherent by the time paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n
Once the paramedics were on scene, Wazelle continued to help out by keeping the driver’s neck immobilized. Since the driver was also a “rather large man,” Wazelle helped the paramedics get him out of the truck and onto a board and then helped carry him from the awkwardly positioned truck and ditch.<\/p>\n
When asked if he felt that his military training gave him an edge to stop and help, Wazelle replied, “Definitely.”<\/p>\n
This was not the first time Wazelle has had to apply military-taught emergency first aid. He has had to call upon his Army training to apply first-aid to fellow soldiers in the field while he was deployed to Iraq.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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