Vehicle Extrication Boone County Fire Protection District Whats

Vehicle Extrication Boone County Fire Protection District

What’s your size-up?

Dispatch Information • Where are you going? • What are you going for? • Who is coming with you? • What did the dispatcher tell you?

Stats 2012 40 • 2012 – 3 Extrication Accidents – 48 Rollover Accidents • 2011 – 14 Extrication Accidents – 111 Rollover Accidents 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Extrication Injury Accident Rollover Accident Unk Injury Accident

Personal Protective Equipment • • Turnout Pants Turnout Coat Traffic Vest Helmet Gloves Eye Protection Hearing Protection Respiratory Protection

Sequence from Arrival 1. Primary size-up 2. Secondary size-up 3. Hose line pulled 4. Vehicle stabilization 5. Battery access 6. Patient access 7. Tool application 8. Patient packaging 9. Patient transport 10. Demobilization 11. Rehab Equipment

Primary Size-up 1. Arrival on scene 2. Description of the vehicle • • How many vehicles are involved? Where is the vehicle(s)? 3. Description of the problem • • • How are the vehicles positioned? Describe the extent of damage Any obvious threats? 4. Establish Command 5. Assign a tactical channel

“Columbia from E 101…” What’s your size-up?

Secondary Size-up • Six sided survey • Warm Zone survey and Hot Zone survey • Benchmarks: 1. “Columbia 360 Complete…” 2. Announce any additional information from the Primary Size-up 3. Announce your incident strategy 4. Command Post location

Secondary Size-up Considerations: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Weather Lines down Hazardous materials Patient count (classification) Need for additional resources • • Ambulances Rescue Squads 6. Traffic Management (Formal) • Must happen on all incidents lasting longer than 30 minutes 7. MODOT notification

Hot Zone • Individuals immediately engaged in extrication actives or patient care

Warm Zone • • Incident Command Post location Equipment cache Personnel staging area Apparatus staging

Cold Zone • • Ambulance staging area Media Flaggers for traffic control zone Personnel not directly engaged in the rescue process

Temporary Traffic Control Zone • Cones – 5 on each apparatus • Emergency Traffic Signs • Blocking Apparatus • Positioning Rescue Squads and Ambulances • Requesting MODOT

Reasons for Controlling Traffic • Possible secondary accidents • Two main causes of vehicle accidents 1. Alcohol 2. Cell Phones • Breedlove Close Call

Vehicle Stabilization • Vehicle Type • Location • Terrain • Position

Stabilization • What’s the goal? • Cribbing – 4 x 4’s – 2 x 4’s – Wedges • Paratech Struts • Come-along • Airbags

What’s your size-up?

Resources Websites • Fire Engineering - Extrication Zone – http: //www. fireengineering. com/extrication-zone. html • Fire. Rescue 1 – http: //www. firerescue 1. com/extrication/ • Boron Extrication – http: //boronextrication. com/ Phone/Tablet Apps • Hybrid Auto Extrication Guide (Free) – http: //itunes. apple. com/us/app/hybrid-auto-extricationguide/id 398905311? mt=8 • Extrication Zones Pro ($4. 99) – http: //itunes. apple. com/us/app/extraction-zonespro/id 446538807? mt=8 T • i. CRS lite USA i. Phone Edition 2011 ($14. 99) – http: //itunes. apple. com/us/app/icrs-lite-usa-iphoneedition/id 475309851? mt=8

Game Plan • • 10 minute break - HYDRATE Crew 1 – Vehicle Stabilization Crew 2 – Purchase Points 10 min break Scenarios Extra tool time as time permits Rehab Equipment