Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue Flashcards
Technical Rescue Incident
Complex Rescue incident involving Extrication water/ice rescuer, trench collapse, confined spaces
Three Technical Rescue Areas
Awareness
Operations
Technician
Guidlines
Be safe Follow Oders Work as Team Think Follow Golden Rule
Steps of Special Rescue
Preparation Response Arrival and scene size up Stabilization of scene Access Disengagement Removal Transport
Simple Access
May require hand tools such as hammer, glass handsaw, Halligan, cn tear punch
Complex access
Hydraulic ram, spreader, cutter
Disentangelment
Airway, oxygen, ventilation, control bleeding and involves freeing patient from what’s entrapping them
Car Post
A post : Windshield to driver door
B post : driver to back door
C post : back post to trunk
Cribbing
Basic stabilization tools
Step chocks
Wedges
Shims
Laminated Glass
Front and back windshields
Tempered Glass
Side glass of car