Principles of Vehicle Extrication 3E by IFSTA (2010-05-03)

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Fire and emergency services personnel provide more than just fire protection. Quite often they are called upon to extricate patients from vehicles (automobiles trucks buses trains etc.) that have been involved in accidents. Occasionally these extrication incidents involve uncommon locations or situations where the vehicles involved may have entered the water or structures or are hanging from overpasses or bridges. Rescue personnel may also have to extricate patients who have become entrapped in machinery or amusement park rides. The 3rd edition of Principles of Vehicle Extrication addresses Sections 6.4.1 and 6.4.2 of NFPA 1001 (2008); Chapter 4 Chapter 5 (Sections 5.1 through 5.5) and Chapter 10 of NFPA 1006 (2008); and Chapters 4 8 and 12 of NFPA 1670 (2009) published by the National Fire Protection Association. The 3rd edition of Principles of Vehicle Extrication contains updated information on the hazards presented by extrication operations vehicle extrication