Vehicle Extrication Flashcards
What is the purpose of the Vehicle Extrication Guideline?
To establish a systematic approach to remove entrapped patients from MVCs
When shall the Vehicle Extrication Guideline apply?
To all incidents where a patient will be removed from a damaged vehicle
The IC should assign an officer to (blank)
Manage the extrication
Who will generally become the extrication group supervisor?
The initial arriving CO, unless he/she is the IC
Who will formulate, communicate and implement an extrication plan?
The extrication group supervisor
(blank) should be informed about the operations being preformed and the noise and movement that is likely to occur.
Patients / accident victims
A (blank) should be deployed for use as a tool staging area.
small tarp
(Blank) shall occur prior to commencing extrication operations.
Stabilization
(blank) shall be covered with an extrication (blank) during the extrication process, especially during (blank)
All vehicle occupants; blank or cloth tarp; glass removal ops
Glass shall be cut and removed in (blank)
a controlled manner before cutting and / or removal of occupants
Extrication should be preformed with a systematic approach, removing (blank) to safely and quickly remove patients.
as little of the vehicle as possible
Extrication should focus on removing the (blank) from around the (blank), not moving the (blank).
vehicle from around the patient; patient
What is the minimum level of PPE required for all personnel (fire & EMS) entering a vehicle to preform extrication and / or preform patient care?
Eyes, helmet, bunker coat and pants, gloves and steel toe boots
Avoid placing vehicle occupants and responders between (blank)
Operating tools and fixed objects
Hydraulic spreaders and lifting airbags can (blank) during (blank). Stand to the (blank).
kick out; spreading operations; side
