Chapter 10 - Industrial/Agricultural Vehicle and Machinery Extrication

Question 1

To reduce the front wheels from leaving the ground and rotating around the rear axle, some wheel tractors are equipped with up to _____ lbs of cast iron weights attached to the front of their chassis.

Answer 1

1,400 lbs

Question 2

Typical wheel tractors have very large rear wheels, up to ___ inches and smaller front wheels normally up to ___ inches.

Answer 2

50-inches

38-inches

Question 3

Attachments are those auxiliary appliances, such as ____________, ___________, and ____________ that are more or less permanently attaches to the chassis of the tractor.

Answer 3

front-end loaders, backhoes, and scraper blades

Question 4

Most forklifts are capable of lift from _____ to _____ lbs.

Answer 4

2,000 to 80,000 lbs

Question 5

Forklifts equipped with a four-stage telescoping mast have a vertical lift range of up to ___ feet.

Answer 5

30 feet

Question 6

Some forklifts weight as little as _____ pounds while others weigh as much as ______ lbs.

Answer 6

2,000 lbs

36,000 lbs.

Question 7

Booms are some of the most versatile single purpose vehicles. They consist of a vehicle-mounted boom that can telescope more than ___ feet and lift from _____ to ______ lbs.

Answer 7

40 feet

7,000 to 10,000 lbs.

Question 8

The two speeds commonly used with PTO shafts are ____ and _____ rpm. PTO shafts can wrap ____ feet of rope in one minute at ____ rpm while at _____ rpm a shaft can wrap ____ feet of rope in one minute.

Answer 8

540 and 1000 rpm
424 ft @ 540 rpm
785 ft @ 1000 rpm.

Question 9

________ refers to the functionality of the machine. In other words, is it intact and fully operational, or was it damaged in the entrapment event.

Answer 9

Condition

Question 10

_______ refers to whether the machine is energized or not.

Answer 10

Status

Question 11

Determining the method of extrication can be a very difficult decision. The following four critical factors must be addressed when making this decision.

Answer 11

1) Time necessary to complete the extrication
2) Effects the extrication will have on the patient
3) Effect extrication will have on rescuers
4) Effects (damage) the extrication will have on the equipment involved.

Question 12

Extrication can be accomplished in three basic ways:

Answer 12

Manipulative extrication, disassembling the machine, or forcing the machine.

Question 13

This method is the least desirable because it is the least predictable and may cause extensive damage to the expensive machinery and may prove risky to the patient.

Answer 13

Forcing the machine