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An education and
training video
What you need to know about
today's high-tech vehicle safety systems, construction materials,
how to deal with them during rescue operations.
This
40-minute educational and training video graphically illustrates the
latest vehicle safety systems that are now being incorporated into
foreign and domestic automobiles. While these systems improve
driver and passenger chances for surviving accidents, they can make
rescue operations much more complicated and even hazardous.
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Exciting footage of crash tests by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration
- How race car technology has
found its way into today' s passenger cars
- Comments by renowned safety
experts and rescue personnel
- Learn all about today's
automobiles and how the latest construction methods, materials,
and safety systems impact efforts.
New Extrication Methods
The latest procedures and techniques for extricating victims from
modern cars.
Battery Technology
Location of electrical system components and their role in
activating safety systems.
Vehicle Structure and Frame
Materials
Carbon fibers, alloys, and composite materials, and how they resist
rescue efforts.
Supplemental Restraint Systems
Explosively activated safety systems and how they work.
Vehicle Fires
The effect of fires on explosively activated safety systems.
Note:
NTSC format
VHS video tape also available. |
New
Vehicle Safety Systems for the Rescuer