Extrication

What apparatus have what inventory of extrication equipment

Watch Extrication Techniques Vids & Rescue 42 training videos

EV Hazards

Identify tools, location, and function:

-Spreaders, Cutters, Ram, Pedal Cutter, Glass Master, SawZall (reciprocating saw), push plate, tin snips

Hydraulic Pump

-Maintenance, Steps to Turn On, Trouble Shooting, Fuel Usage

Hydraulic Hoses

-Hose types and colors, Connections, Cleaning

Stabilization

-Wood Cribbing, Auto Cribbing, Valve stem removal/halligan spike (not at B&B)

-no hands under vehicle

Struts - Location and types, load ratings

Air bags - Placement, Ratings, Controls, Inflation Process, Proper Communication (colored hoses), 116psi

-lift an inch, crib an inch, 2 bags placed, ground pads on top/bottom to protect bags

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Skills:

PPE, Eye Pro, Gloves

Don't fight force of tools, never between tool and vehicle

Discuss anatomy of a vehicle (ABC posts, nader pin, seatbelt tensioners, airbags, bumper struts)

Scene size up, 360, vehicle/hazard assessment 

Stabilize the vehicle

Power cutoff (reserve power)

Try before you pry

Glass removal process

-safety and tempered, cover and warn patient

Location of airbags within the vehicle

Purchase Points

-Halligan-adz and pig, hydraulic peel back

-Vertical Crush down and/or away from the patient
-Vertical Pinch, angle spreader tips to door handle

-front fender pinch, then spread, to access hinges

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Door Pop and Removal

-bottom hinge first if spreading, webbing for door control

Roof Flap and Removal

Dash displacement (roll and jack)

Seat displacement

Steering wheel cut

Pedal displacement and cut

B-post blowout

Total sidewall removal

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