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Extrication Flashcards

1
Q

Hybrid and electric cars normally have the batteries stored where?

A

Trunk or behind the back seat

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2
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— cars have an auxiliary 12v battery for starting the gas motor. It can be located any where within the vehicle.

A

Hybrid

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3
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In case of batter fire you should:

A

Allow it to burn itself out.

If it’s necessary to control the fire, do so with copious amounts of water from a distance.

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4
Q

Hydrogen fuel:

We should see a production model hydrogen fuel cell within the next –to – years.

A

5-10

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5
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In this type of care that has been used in London taxis there is an electrical chemical property change that produces the electricity used to propel the vehicle.

A

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicle

Byproducts is heat and water vapor

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6
Q

What is the lighted element know to man, that rises and quickly dissipates?

A

Hydrogen

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7
Q

To explode, — requires a fuel air mixture 2x’s that of propane and 4x’s that of gasoline.

A

Hydrogen

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8
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These types of cars do not produce any noise with initial acceleration “chock the wheels”

A

Hybrid cars

Hydrogen cars

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9
Q

What is the initial priority upon arrival at an extrication scene?

A

Scene stabilization

Followed by vehicle stabilization.

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10
Q

Name 6 hazardous conditions that determine scene safety.

“Tu pac has super ugly friends”

A 
1- traffic control
2 - Powerlines
3- hazardous cargo
4- spills or leaks
5- unstable vehicles
6-fire/explosive conditions
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11
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Three points of contact using step chocks is an example of what kind of stabilization?

A

Basic stabilization

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12
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Name three advanced vehicle stabilization techniques.

A

Tieback, tiedown, triangulate

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13
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Windshield removal:
Saws all method

4 steps?

A

1 puncture
2 Cut
3 support
4 remove

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14
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Windshield removal
Asked method

Four steps?

A
  1. Two members on each side
  2. Chop: top mid/toward/down A post
  3. Chop twice, pass axe, support glass
  4. Fold onto hood, remove
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15
Q

Door opening
High-lift Jack method

Four steps?

A
  1. Haligan Adz on latch
  2. Jack upside down. Operate
  3. Air chisel on Nader pin
  4. D-ring screws
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16
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Door opening
Hydraulic method latch side

2 steps

A
  1. Spreaders in window. Open creating opening at edge of door
  2. Tunnel, open spreaders forcing the door outward and open
17
Q

Door opening
Hydraulic method hinge side

3 steps

A
  1. Pinch front fender
  2. Bottom hinge first, use spreader tips to force door
  3. Repeat at Top hinge
18
Q

With this method of door removal you should cut at the smallest point.

A

Air chisel method

19
Q

Steering wheel displacement

High lift Jack method

5 steps?

A
  1. J hook purchase point 15’
  2. Ladder crib perpendicular
  3. 15’ wrap minimum 1.5 times
  4. Place jack centered, 15’ in hook

5 take slack, operate to lift column

20
Q

Steering wheel displacement

Come along method

4 steps

A
  1. J hook with 6’ chain
  2. Build slide crib (3-4x4’s)
  3. Place 12’ oval and wrap 1.5
  4. Anchor come along 6” pull ring and pull from oval on 12’
21
Q

Roof flap method

Four steps?

A
  1. Determine flap direction (typically F/B)
  2. Cut posts needed to make flap
  3. Cut into roof rail
  4. Use airchisel to cut across roof (4-5” as hinge)
22
Q

Roof removal method

Four steps?

A
  1. Cut all shoulder portions of involved seatbelts
  2. Cut all posts (stay away from seatbelt reinforcement)
  3. Remove roof from ext area
  4. Cover exposed post ends
23
Q

“Dealing with airbags at the scene” what are the 3 steps?

A
  1. Scan for airbags
    (WSSA ADDS)
  2. Disconnect battery power
  3. Maintain 5-10-20 Rule
24
Q

Tools

Use: stabilizing and pulling

A

Come along

25
Q

Tool use

Lifting and pushing

A

High lift jack

26
Q

Tool use

Cutting

A

Cutting tool: air chisel

Use: cutting(including laminated plate glass. Saws all

27
Q

Tool use: anchoring

A

Chain

28
Q

Tool use:

Cutting, pushing, pulling

A

Hurst hydraulics

29
Q

How should stabilization be removed?

A

In the opposite order it was applied.

30
Q

The terminology a vehicle extrication has been changed to;:

A

Victim disentanglement

-this means that you do not remove the patient from the vehicle, you remove the vehicle from around the patient.

31
Q

New technologies concerns for first responders:

4 steps to securing a hybrid or hydrogen car:

A
  1. Chock wheels immediately
  2. Put vehicle in park, remove key least 25’
  3. If vehicle trans can’t be placed in park and key can’t be removed from the scene, as a lady ditch effort D.C. The HIGH VOLTAGE POWER
  4. vehicle is functioning properly u can D.C.ing the 12 volt power supply should disconnect the high voltage power supply
32
Q

You cannot verify —stabilization without having visualized all 6 sides of the vehicles involved, which includes above below the vehicle!

A

Scene

33
Q

Definition:

Preventing any further movement of the vehicle without changing its original position

A

Vehicle stabilization

34
Q

Once you have stabilized the vehicle, then you must:

A

Determine what is necessary to access the patient

Always try to OPEN the vehicle doors first

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