Vehicle Extrication

What is Extrication

Extrication is the art of removing an entrapment (usually wreckage) from around a victim and removing the victim from the entrapment. Once the victim is removed from the entrapment, he or she becomes a patient under the protective care of emergency medical personnel. All efforts to free the victim from further entrapment must focus on preventing further injury to the victim due to careless extrication maneuvers. Therefore, the art of extrication requires the ability to apply extreme force to manipulate debris, at the same time stabilizing the victim as gently as possible. Anyone can clear wreckage and debris from a site, but it takes a PROPERLY trained rescuer to stabilize, free, and remove a patient from an entrapment without causing further harm. Extrication situations are wide ranging. They may involve anything from entrapment caused by natural disasters to vehicular collisions. They may be further complicated by fire, hazardous materials, unstable structures, or any number of other hazard.

Personnel who perform extrications must possess a great deal of knowledge and training | Training Pictures |. The rescuer must be familiar not only with extrication procedures, but also should have a working knowledge of forcible entry tools, first aid, and rescue procedures. The rescuer should possess an understanding of mechanical maneuvering and mechanical tool practices. Although not everybody on our team EMT or first responder, the ability to know first aid and or other areas of training, (hazardous materials, firefighting, etc...) will come with in house training. You will learn the areas that are needed for extrication purposes. The incident commander or team leader plays a big role in the direction of rescue personnel. That person is the only person that needs to be trained in all levels of the situation whether that means medical, fire, or hazardous materials.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The Vehicle Extrication Rescue Team is being implemented for the Mountain Ambulance Service to provide a knowledgeable and trained team that is ready and willing to respond to any and all types of rescues, extrications, and special situations requiring the tools and or knowledge of the personnel on the team. The scope of these training packets and meetings that are being set up are designed to train the members of the team to the extent that each member knows exactly what each other member is doing at a scene. For example, if the team leader orders the team to stabilize the vehicle at an accident scene, each member will know that they will need cribbing, step blocking, possibly an anchor and a come-a-long. The members will work as a team cribbing and stabilizing the vehicle to the satisfaction of the team leader. The hopes of the Mountain Ambulance Service is to have the best trained | Final Exam | and motivated Vehicle Extrication Rescue Team in the northern Oconto county area. The reason being is that there isn't any ambulance service or fire dept in the area that has an extrication or rescue team set up to the extent that our service would like.

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Hydraulic Equipment

The Mountain Ambulance Service uses all Genesis Rescue Tools from Amercian Rescue Technology, Inc..  We have found these tools do things other manufacturers would not even attempt to try.

S-40 Spreader
	Weight	40 lbs
	Length	31"
	Max Spreading Distance	24"
	Max. Spreading Force	18,000 lbs
	Max. Pulling Force	9,500 lbs
	Max. Operating Pressure	10,500 psi

C-90 Cutter
	Weight	20 lbs
	Length	21.5"
	Max Cutting Force	58,000 lbs
	Max. Blade Opening	4"
	Max. Operating Pressure	10,500 psi

C-180 Cutter ("The Animal")
	Weight	29 lbs
	Length	26.5"
	Max Cutting Force	90,000 lbs
	Max. Blade Opening	7"
	Max. Operating Pressure	10,500 psi

31" Rams
	Weight	25 lbs
	Closed Length	20"
	Opened Length	31"
	Max. Closing Force	14,000 lbs
	Max. Pushing Force	30,000 psi

M-ONE Mini Pump
	The M-ONE Mini Pump is a quiet running, high performance, compact power unit.  The high efficiency hydraulic pump provides high fluid flow to the tools allowing them to operate quickly.  The pump is designed for the connection of two tools with alternate operation.   Weight:  47 lbs

Mach II Simo Pump
	The MACH II simultaneous power unit is capable of operating two hydraulic tools simultaneously with no loss of speed or power to the tools.  The MACH II is equipped with two separate valves for independent or simultaneous operation.  Weight: 95 lbs

Air Bags
	Matjack Air Bags
	Air bags are used to lift just about anything, especially odd shaped or oddly placed obstructions.  Our bags are Kevlar aramid fiber layers bags gives us unequaled strength and durability.

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