Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide

PRLog (Press Release) - Mar 22, 2007 -
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. In Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide, author Brian G. Anderson presents an all-inclusive guide to vehicle extrication covering:

Scene management

Tool design, operation, and maintenance

Step-by-step illustrated procedures using: hand tools, electric tools, hydraulic tools, and pneumatic tools

Procedures for automobiles, trucks, and buses

Overview of wreckers

The extensive use of pictures and detailed descriptions used in Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide are sure to make this book an industry standard for training firefighters and other first responders.

Key Features & Benefits :

Detailed descriptions of procedures, tools, apparatus, and equipment needed

Offers a real-world guide to scene management, command, and making tough decisions

Suitable for both beginning and advanced levels

More than 1,000 photos

Contents of Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide :

Getting Organized

Tools, Equipment, and Apparatus

Stabilization

Door and Side Procedures

Roof Procedures

Interior Procedures

Related Impalement

Entrapment Beneath and Between Vehicles

Trucks and Tractor Trailers

Extrication Procedures for School and Transit Buses

Sport and Race Vehicles

About the Author of Vehicle Extrication: A Practical Guide :

Brian G. Anderson serves as a Battalion Chief for Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue. He has been involved in the fire service since 1977, and has been an instructor and speaker for many training programs including FDIC, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, and FEMA. Anderson has published articles in Fire Engineering magazine and In Attendance, The Magazine of the British Firefighter. He is licensed as a fire instructor, paramedic, and firefighter, and also serves as the Fire/EMS liaison to the William Lehman Injury Research Center at the Ryder Trauma Center in Miami. He also serves as an instructor in Miami-Dade Fire Rescue’s Officer Development.

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