EXTRICATION METHODS AND AMBULANCE OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES: FINAL REPORT PART I EXTRICATION METHODS

THIS REPORT, VOL. I OF II, DESCRIBES METHODS OF STUDY, RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DERIVED FROM A STUDY TO DETERMINE CHARACTERISTICS OF EXTRICATION ACTIVITIES ON HIGHWAYS AND STREETS IN THE UNITED STATES FOLLOWING ACCIDENTS INVOLVING AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES. THE MAJOR EMPHASES OF THE STUDY HAVE BEEN THOSE RELATED TO GAINING ACCESS TO THE VICTIMS, DISENTANGLING MACHINERY FROM AROUND THEIR BODIES, PREPARING THEM FOR REMOVAL, AND REMOVING THEM TO THE AMBULANCE. PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT FOR ACCOMPLISHING THESE EXTRICATION ACTIVITIES ARE DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR MINIMUM GUIDELINES FOR EMERGENCY RESCUE SERVICES PERFORMING EXTRICATION ACTIVITIES. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES ARE ALSO PRESENTED. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 2, No 1, P 43
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-4375
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00224375

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disasters and emergency operations; Emergency vehicles; Equipment; Guidelines; Hazards and emergency operations; Recommendations; Traffic crashes; Victims
• Uncontrolled Terms: Extrication; Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220882
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 27 1970 12:00AM