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Playing Free PC Games Can Save Lives

2008-01-20 17:27:56 by Boggslash in Free PC Gaming Blog
 
...Galvanek credited the combat medic training he completed in the popular Americas Army online PC game with teaching him the critical skills he needed to evaluate and treat the victims at the scene. This is the second time an Americas Army player has reported successfully using medical skills learned through playing the game to respond in a...
 
 
 
 
 
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Man Imitates America's Army, Saves Lives

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2008-01-18 13:06:38 by Earnest Cavalli in Game | Life
...Galvanek pulled one of the passengers out of the smoking car, then found another bleeding heavily from his hand where his fingers had been lost during the crash I used a towel as a dressing and asked the man to hold the towel on his wound and to raise his hand above his head to lessen the blood flow which allowed me to evaluate his other...
 
 
 
 
 
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Americas Army Helps Save People

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2008-01-19 09:56:53 by Rajiv Ashrafi in DigitalBattle
...Galvanek (28) credited the combat medic training he completed in the game, teaching him the critical skills he needed to evaluate and treat the victims at the scene The game has players go through virtual medical training classes based on actual training soldiers receive. According to their story, Galvanek mastered the basics of first aid and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Americas Army credited for first response skills

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2008-01-19 07:04:32 by Rain Anderson in That VideoGame Blog
...Galvanek, a long time player of Americas Army, became the first responder at the scene of a car accident last November when a SUV lost control. While his wife was calling 911, the 28 year old gamer rushed to the flipped over SUV and without any real life medic training, assessed the situation and applied the correct procedures, possibly...
 
 
 
 
 
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Man Treats Car Crash Victim Thanks to Training from America's Army

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2008-01-18 00:55:19 by Jonathan in Gaming Today
...Galvanek was able to treat a car crash victims injuries. After witnessing an SUV flip several times, he stopped his own car, and dragged two people from the wreck, while his wife called 911. Galvanek then correctly prioritized the injuries and began treating one persons mangled hand with pressure and elevation. He attributes his quick...
 
 
 
 
 
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Player credits America's Army for mad first aid skillz

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2008-01-18 00:00:00 by Jason Dobson in Joystiq
...Galvanek didn't get the memo. As the first on the scene at a traffic accident last November, the 28-year old gamer helped two individuals out of an overturned SUV on a North Carolina interstate and began treatment on their wounds, which ranged from cuts and bruises on the passenger to the driver, who suffered head trauma as well as the loss...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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