Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide from Fire Engineering

Title: Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide from Fire Engineering
Author: Battalion Chief, Brian G. Anderson, Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue
ISBN: 1593700210 / 9781593700218
Format: Soft Cover
Pages: 573
Publisher: Fire Engineering
Year: 2005
Availability: In Stock

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Extricating trapped victims from vehicles is the most common type of rescue performed by firefighters. By mastering the basic tools used in extrication, departments of all types can increase their effectiveness at the rescue scene.

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Preface

Chapter 1 : Getting Organized
Chapter 2 : Tools, Equipment, and Apparatus
Chapter 3 : Stabilization
Chapter 4 : Door and Side Procedures
Chapter 5 : Roof Procedures
Chapter 6 : Interior Procedures
Chapter 7 : Related Impalement
Chapter 8 : Entrapment Beneath and Between Vehicles
Chapter 9 : Trucks and Tractor Trailers
Chapter 10 : Extrication Procedures for School and Transit Buses
Chapter 11 : Sport and Race Vehicles

Index