Contents of the Vehicle Extrication Techniques booklet include:

Safety

Personal Safety

Equipment Handling

Vehicle Design & Construction

New car technology

Gasoline-Electric Hybrid vehicles

Passive safety systems

Battery locations

Vehicle collision kinetics

Specific new vehicle hazards

Vehicle construction terminology

Equipment

Cutters

Spreaders

Combi-tools

Rams

Hydraulic pumps

Self contained rescue tools

Stabilization equipment

Equipment care

The Process

Crew organization

Scene safety

Overview

Basic Vehicle Extrication Techniques

Introduction

Stabilization

Door removal

Side Removal

Third door conversion

Roof removal

Dashboard roll

Foot well access

Dashboard lift

Heavy Vehicles Techniques

Heavy goods vehicles

Buses

Acknowledgements

Notes

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Illustrations

Author's note