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BEACON
THE COMMENTARY
Volume 80, Number 48
Accident/incident? Keep calm and carry on
452 AMW Public Affairs
14560 2nd Street, Bldg. 2640 by Linda Welz while searching for the door key. Beacon, sans the use of one pinky, to meet
0DUFK$5%&$ 452 AMW public affairs My point in telling this story is to urge you another deadline, and still waiting to hear if
DPZSDZRUNÀRZ#XVDIPLO my pinky is broken.
Ironic as it is, I recently smashed my fin- to remain calm when faced with an accident
ID[ ger while putting a first aid kit into a vehicle. or incident that causes you pain or distress. To recap, I’ve learned that first aid kits can
SKRQH While preparing for a temporary duty assign- be detrimental to my well-being, headrests
ment (TDY), I was transferring luggage from Had I panicked, I may not have made it in- may be spring loaded, and an injury while on
&200$1'(5 my personal vehicle into a government van side where I was able to find ice, or may have duty creates more paperwork than a Supreme
&RO5XVVHOO0XQF\ to prepare for the drive to my TDY location. passed out from the look of my finger. There Court legal case.
didn’t seem to be anyone else there yet, so I
38%/,&$))$,562)),&(5 How was I supposed to know that those was on my own. But instead, I stayed calm. In spite of it all, I will keep calm and
&DSW3HUU\&RYLQJWRQ middle seats were spring-loaded? Knowing carry on.
that insignificant bit of information would Once inside, I iced my finger, which didn’t
(',725 have been helpful, but even better would have bring relief, but more pain.
Ms. Linda Welz been knowing the fact that the headrests were
also spring-loaded. Although I should have been on the road
$0:(',725,$/67$)) for my TDY, I knew I needed to make a visit
6HQLRU0DVWHU6JW'DYLG6PLWK Imagine my complete surprise and sheer to urgent care. In addition, I had promised to
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6WDII6JW+HDWKHU&R]DG6WDOH\ forward (to put the first aid kit behind it) and test before close of business in order for our
6HQLRU$LUPDQ&DOOLH0F1DU\ felt the head rest clamp down on my pinky. In reservists to earn some recognition among
Senior Airman Kevin Mitterholzer fact, it literally clamped it into the seat itself, their peers.
6HQLRU$LUPDQ-RVHSK'DQJLGDQJ and until I pried the headrest up with my free
Senior Airman Russell McMillan hand, my pinky was securely trapped. I conquered the challenge of typing while
holding my pinky in a cup of ice water, and
7KH %HDFRQ LV SXEOLVKHG E\ Once free, glaring at my bent and bleed- although it took longer, I met my deadline for
Aerotech News and Review. Aero ing finger, I knew I needed to get ice on it contest entries.
WHFKLVDSULYDWH¿UPLQQRZD\FRQ quickly, as the swelling had already begun.
QHFWHGZLWKWKH86$LU)RUFHXQ Ever mindful of security, I first had to close Off to urgent care...no x-ray technician on
der exclusive written contract with up and secure both vehicles with the good duty. On to another urgent care...x-ray techni-
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paper is an authorized publication which I quickly walked toward my building
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