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• Dozens hurt after bus carrying high school students crashes into overpass

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  Six people were seriously injured and 37 suffered minor injuries after a bus carrying students home from a spring break trip to Europe crashed into an overpass

• Firefighters rescue man stuck in printing press

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  The Bridgeport Fire Department was dispatched “to extricate an employee whose left arm became wedged in between two press rollers"

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  Training Day: Extrication on an embankment

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  Educating firefighters on extricating patients in hard-to-reach areas, like roadside embankments

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  EMS provider pulls neighbor from burning truck on way home

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  Gretna Rescue Squad 1st Lt. Pernice White jumped into action after seeing her neighbor’s truck on fire while driving home

• Photos: Firefighters rescue boy from arcade claw machine

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  Titusville Fire and Emergency Services Department rescued the boy who climbed into the machine from the back and became trapped

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  Collapse rescue: Attention to detail is critical in safe shoring operations

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  Proper selection and placement of shoring, nails, gussets and bracing save lives during complex extrications

• Woman rescued after colliding with Detroit fire truck

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  The firefighters jumped out of the truck after the crash and extricated the woman from her vehicle

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  5 steps to extricate patients from modern vehicles

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  Rip and blitz challenges: use your cutter/spreader for car side removal extrication

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  Patient management in the technical rescue environment

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  Medical Director Jeremy Cushman encourages BLS providers to develop medical preplans for technical rescue scenarios they may encounter

• 'Cracking the egg:' Road crash rescue involving an overturned vehicle

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  This involved technique, while rarely used, can enable rescuers to create enough space to extricate a victim safely

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  Vehicle lifting procedures

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  A great educational video from Bend Fire Department Training Division.

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  Extrication principles from an elevated incident scene

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  Here are the important things to keep in mind to prepare and practice for this type of response

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  FDNY firefighters rescue woman, 3 children from underneath fallen tree

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  FDNY said the woman was pushing a stroller with two children inside and holding an infant when the Central Park tree fell on them

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  How Jaws of Life became a tool to snatch you from the jaws of death

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  Jaws of life were first created in 1961 and are now an indispensable tool for fire departments.

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  POWERHAWK P4 Rescue System - Power Hawk Technologies

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  Versatility Saves Lives! Introducing the new POWERHAWK P4 Rescue System. The P4 unites the innovations of POWER HAWK’s aerospace gear technology with RESQTEC’s latest Electronic Direct Drive (EDD) motor and lithium battery technology, resulting in a super compact and self‐contained battery‐powered rescue tool that delivers enormous spreading and cutting power for getting jobs done! Unmatched VERSATILITY and POWER has soared to new heights. Visit our website for more information.

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