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Monday, April 29, 2013

Learn Tactical Emergency Medicine: One Way To Prepare for Tragedy

Masada Tactical in Pikesville is offering a four-hour seminar at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Alan Cohen contributed to this report Two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, there's new awareness of what bystanders can do during a tragedy, including helping people who are injured. Masada Tactical in Pikesville, a security training and consulting group that also offers security services, holds regular classes about how to help in an emergency. The next such class, "Tactical Emergency Medicine," is set for 1-5 p.m. Sunday at the studio, 1414 Reisterstown Road. The cost is $50. BK Blankchtein, owner of Masada Tactical, and a former member of the Israel Defense Forces in counterintelligence and counterterrorism, said the April 15 terrorist attack "was a long time coming," and that the US is vulnerable to small types of explosive …

Monday, November 26, 2012

Celebrate Cyber Monday Online with Pikesville Businesses

Save on men's suits, calendars, personal training, yoga and Christmas items, all online from businesses in Pikesville.

UPDATE (1:19 p.m.) It's Cyber Monday, and Pikesville businesses are represented online with special deals. Does your business have Cyber Monday deals going? Let us know in the comments section.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Students Train in Medical Emergency Skills

On Sunday, Masada Tactical instructor prepared Pikesville residents and studio staff to help during injuries.

One by one, Tzviel "BK" Blankchtein announced the tools required to tackle any emergency. “Gauze, ACE bandages, a knife,” he said, displaying the items in his first-aid kit. “Pliers,” he added. “You never know when you’ll need to cut a wire or pull a nail out.” Blankchtien was instructing students enrolled in Masada Tactical LLC's Tactical Emergency Medicine seminar, held at the Pikesville studio on Sunday. It's an appropriate and timely course since Pikesville residents recently experienced an earthquake, the effects of a hurricane and flash flooding—all within several weeks, he said. Ten students attended the three-hour training seminar. They learned basic first aid techniques, including how to treat wounds during medical emergencies. …

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