1. Vehicle Extrication Pierce Township Fire Department Instructor: Chief Aaron Boggs

2. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

19. Air Tools Quik Cut Hammer –Length: 10” –Weight: 6 lbs. –Operating Pressure 150-200 PSI –Blows/Minute: 2200