Car Extraction Demo

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Central Ohio, USA
Name
Andrew
Local firefighters show us what it takes to extract people from cars involved in a serious crash. Demo complete with "jaws of life" and medical helicopter extraction.

1. We set the overall scene:
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Driver/passenger extraction

2. Breaking the glass
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3.
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4. Cutting the roof off
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5.
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6.
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7. pulling the driver out on the board
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8. Strapped in and ready for ambulance trip
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9. LifeFlight lands
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Lifeflight departs
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It was very hot that day, mid 90F. I really felt for those fire fighters because they get overheated in those protective suits. They did a great job of showing what all goes into extracting people from a vehicle in a severe crash. They made a very complex procedure seem routine.
 
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