Extrication
The extrication topic features the latest news and resources and features content on maintaining extrication equipment, training on extrication techniques, or working at the scene of an MVA, including those involving modern vehicles.
Baylee Amos needed a blood transfusion before she was extricated from her truck
Two cars ended up overturned inside a Boston Market in Saugus
Grant County Fire District 13 will improve its capabilities with a battery-powered combi tool on its new rescue vehicle
Firefighters extricated both trapped victims, transported driver to hospital with life-threatening head injuries
Although full weight of vehicle was not on woman, she could not free herself; firefighters used airbags to lift it
Preliminary investigation by Washington County Sheriff’s Department indicates that one vehicle crossed center line
Before extracting anyone who might be trapped in car after wreck, firefighters must disable low-voltage cables in car’s trunk
Firefighters assessed home’s structural integrity, used ‘manual and pneumatic tools and timber to shore up the BMW and the home itself’
Car hit truck, went through fence, hit side of house but did not go through wall; no one in house was injured, but truck driver had to be extricated
Accident involved at least 5 vehicles, injured at least 10 people, killed 1; crews were still trying to extricate bus passengers 1 hour later
When we “pop” doors today, the door materials often shred, tear and rip apart, leaving us to attack it another way
Police were looking Sunday for man who they say ran away after crashing SUV into creek, leaving passenger trapped in vehicle
Firefighters were called to Safeway store upon receiving report that someone needed to be extricated from vehicle inside store
Hydrogen-powered vehicles are also likely in our future, and who knows what else
Man was trapped in vehicle about 30 minutes as fellow firefighters worked to free him from dashboard, engine shoved into passenger compartment
Woman lost control of car, slammed into tree; firefighters couldn’t open passenger door, used Jaws of Life to cut off driver’s side door
Fire crews had to use Jaws of Life to remove people from wreckage; at least two victims in critical condition
What’s nice about these tools is that you can use them free standing with a battery charge or connected to a power source
One vehicle was on its side and the top of a red truck was cut off to remove a person inside
From ‘Lego bricks on steroids’ to new chocks, these devices can help responders during extrication evolutions
At about 4:50 into the video, the car drops down and screams can be heard from a crowd of onlookers
A driver slammed into the firehouse, taking out four truck bays
A 2011 Dubuque Racing Association grant of $4,425 fully funds the power unit upgrade
Firefighters had to use four sets of Jaws of Life to peel back the wreckage after putting out the flames
Rescuers cut an 8-by-5-foot hole in a wall to free the boy
Firefighters had to cut a hole in the house to get the woman out
One of the boy’s legs was pinned between the elevator floor and the shaft
After extraordinary resuscitative efforts, a very ill patient was able to be placed in the helicopter and flown to Froedtert Hospital
Making space quickly and safely and taking into account for vehicle technology concerns will help us provide for better patient outcomes
Two firefighters required extrication and four were airlifted after the driver of the vehicle swerved to avoid an animal
The man fell into the vent and became stuck after stealing his friend’s purse
Three children and a driver had to be extricated from the vehicles
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