Air Evac teaches life-saving skills in Marble Falls
Connie Swinney/The Highlander
Burnet County Pct. 4 Commissioner Joe Don Dockery practiced Jan. 27 the proper method to apply a tourniquet to roads and bridges worker George Tennison during "Stop the Bleeding" instruction at the Marble Falls courthouse annex.
Burnet County learns field ER techniques
By Connie Swinney
Staff Writer
For Pct. 4 Commissioner Joe Don Dockery something as simple as learning to properly use a tourniquet could be the difference between life and death.
“They're simple to use,” Dockery said. “You can tell they're very effective.”
He and fellow Pct. 3 Commissioner Billy Wall invited their roads and bridges crews Jan. 27 to participate in free emergency training provided by Air Evac personnel. …
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