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My name is Jaime Soto, Jr. and I'm an
 Aviation Enforcement Agent

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and I serve as an emergency
medical technician

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with Air and Marine Operations.

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We are currently at a training
facility in Las Vegas, Nevada

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where Air and Marine Agents, who
are emergency medical technicians,

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conduct their annual recertifications
to maintain their national licensing.

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At this facility,
Air and Marine Operations

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EMTs go through a variety
of training scenarios

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that are crucial to save
someone's life out in the field.

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The training includes
classroom instruction

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and a variety of
hands-on scenarios

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utilizing role players requiring
various levels of medical treatment.

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Everything ranging
from a rolled ankle

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to full-blown heat related illnesses
such as dehydration are covered.

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The scenarios require us
to go hands on in a variety of ways,

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from applying a tourniquet,
to stopping blood,

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and are conducted to be
as realistic as possible.

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Air and Marine Operations
works hand in hand

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with the instructors
at this training facility

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to make sure that
the training received here

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mimics real-world situations
that we may encounter

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in our day-to-day operations.

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More often than not,
Air and Marine Agents

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are the first on scene
to medical distress calls

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due to our immediate
access to aircraft.

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Therefore, it is crucial
to regularly receive this training.

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That way their skills
prepare them to provide that care

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and save lives in the field.

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One of the great things about
conducting this type of training

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is that it shows you where you may
be lacking in your skill set.

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Doing this type of training
every year

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not only refreshes
our skill set,

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but it also helps build
that muscle memory within us.

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We've done it.

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We have the repetitions,
we know what to do.

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We do everything to simulate

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exactly what these situations
would be like in the field

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so that when the call comes,
we are ready.