Airman uses SABC training off duty Published Sept. 17, 2009 By Airman 1st Class Candy Miller 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Although taking annual training courses and computer based training for Self-aid and Buddy Care may seem like a hassle, the long hours of training pay off when people need help. "Even though the training is primarily to prepare Airmen for war situations, it can be applied to everyday situations," said Master Sgt. Tammy Scott, an 82nd Training Wing instructor. She applied her SABC training to aid two high school students after a vehicle accident Sept. 3 on Kell West access road. According to a www.timesrecordnews.com report, the vehicle had hit a curb and rolled onto the road. Sergeant Scott said she got there right after it happened and one of the teenagers was still in the vehicle. "There was blood everywhere," she said. Her first thought was "I have to find where the blood is coming from," she said. Sergeant Scott got him out of the vehicle and found an injury on the back of his head and was glad to see the injury wasn't as bad as the copious amounts of blood originally led her to think. "I applied direct pressure, which I learned from our SABC lessons, and just talked to him and kept him calm until the ambulance got there," the master sergeant said. "If I hadn't had SABC training I wouldn't have known what to do and I probably wouldn't have stopped." That wasn't the first time Sergeant Scott used her training while off-duty. About a month ago she went to the store to buy shampoo and while she was in line to check out, the woman behind her began to have a seizure. Sergeant Scott said she didn't realize that she knew so much from SABC. Although the situation caught her by surprise, training taught her that she needed to turn the woman on her side and try to hold her still. "If you see something happen, try to help if it's needed, you know more than you think you do," she said.