Master Sgt. Brian Baker, 21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron deployed medical team leader, pressed his knee into the common femoral artery – upper thigh — of an Airman.
Sergeant Baker used his left hand to put pressure on the Airman’s right arm and the other hand to open the Airman’s airway. He demonstrated this life-saving technique for a group of 21st Space Wing Airmen Feb. 3 at The Club on Peterson Air Force Base, during a Self Aid Buddy Care refresher course.
“This information is the key to saving a life,” Sergeant Baker told the group.
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