Vehicle Extrication Pierce Township Fire Department Instructor: Chief Aaron Boggs

Extrication: Is an organized, systematic set of planned activities with the objective of safely freeing or disentangling the victim as rapidly, yet as safely as possible.

Disentanglement: Removal of the victim from the vehicle or removing the wreckage from the victim.

Rescue: An organized, systematic means of: Locating the injured Accessing the injured = (extrication) Stabilizing the injured Transporting the injured

Golden Hour “Golden Hour begins the moment injuries are sustained” 1 seconds Vs 1800 seconds

Goal: “ Deliver a viable patient to an appropriate trauma center within the given 1800 seconds.”

Scene Management: Team Management IMS Adherence to Safety Practices Appropriate Application of Equipment Communication Medical Management Transportation to ER

Safety Checklist: Establish IMS Size-Up Assign Safety Officer Positioning of Charged Handline Establishment of Tool Staging Area Briefing Prior to Implementing Operations Stabilization of Vehicle

Vehicle Anatomy Two general classifications of typical passenger vehicle components: Exterior Parts Interior Parts

Exterior Parts Frame Hood and Trunk Lids Suspension System Roof Doors Glass Pillars

Interior Parts Steering Wheel and Column Center Console Driver Pedals Instrument Panel / Dash Seats SRS (Air Bags)

Extrication Equipment Air Bags Cribbing Pneumatic Chisels Hydraulic Spreaders Hydraulic Cutters Hydraulic Rams Chains Come-Along Hand Tools Reciprocating Saw Mechanical Jack

Hydraulic Spreaders S40 XL Spreader –Weight: 43 lbs. –Length: 30” –Width: 9.5” –Max. Spread: 28” –Max. Spread Force: 29,000 lbs. –Max. Pulling Force: 12,000 lbs. –Operating Pressure: 10,500 lbs.

Hydraulic Cutter C-180 Cutter –Weight: 29 lbs. –Opening: 7” –Cut Force: 90,000 lbs. Can cut 1” stock steel

Combination Tool 13C Vario Tool –Weight: 32 lbs. –Opening: 13” –Spreading Force: 10,000 lbs. –Cutting Force: 58,000 lbs.

Hydraulic Rams ART 31 & ART 41 –Pushing Force: 30,000 lbs. –ART 31: 31” Fully Open –ART 41: 41”Fully Open

Hydraulic Pumps M-One Mini –Weight: 47 lbs. –Engine: 2.5 HP Honda –Reservoir Capacity: 1 gallon Operates one tool at a time.

Hydraulic Pumps Mach III Mini –Weight: 64 lbs. –Engine Type: 4 HP Honda Operates two tools simultaneously without power loss to either tool.

Air Tools Quik Cut Hammer –Length: 10” –Weight: 6 lbs. –Operating Pressure PSI –Blows/Minute: 2200