STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures to identify probable victim locations and survivability.

 II.     Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures for making the rescue area safe, including the stabilization and isolation (e.g. lockout/tagout) of all vehicles and/or machinery.

 III.    Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures to identify, contain, and stop fuel releases.Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures for protection of victim(s) during extrication/disentanglement.

 IV.     Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures for packaging of victim(s) prior to extrication and/or disentanglement.

 V.      Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures for accessing victims trapped in a vehicle and/or machinery.

 VI.     Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures for performing extrication and disentanglement operations involving packaging, treating, and removing victims trapped in vehicles and/or machinery through the use of hand tools.Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures for the mitigation and management of general and specific hazards (i.e. fires and explosions) associated with vehicle and/or machinery rescue incidents.

 VII.    Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures for the procurement and utilization of the resources necessary to conduct safe and effective vehicle and/or machinery rescue operations.

 VIII.   Identify and demonstrate knowledge of procedures for maintaining control of traffic at the scene of vehicle and/or machinery rescue incidents.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Rescue area is the area immediately surrounding (within 20ft, or so, radius) the vehicle and/or machinery.  Making the rescue area safe includes, but is not limited to, the following actions; however, specific actions should be based on the vehicle/machinery type and specific situation.

 II.     Establishing operational zones (i.e. hot, warm, cold) and site security.

 III.    Utilizing specific techniques and tools  (including cribbing, chocks, and wedges) to stabilize the vehicle.

 IV.     Utilizing specific techniques and tools  (i.e. lockout and tagout) to isolate the involved equipment.

 V.      Making the rescue area (i.e. hot zone) safe for entry.

 VI.     Safely undertaking disentanglement and/or extrication operations using hand tools.

 VII.    Ventilating the rescue area and monitoring its atmosphere when necessary.

 VIII.   Supporting any unbroken utilities.

 IX.     Providing protective equipment for any victims, if possible, when necessary.

 X       Prohibiting entry into an unsafe vehicle and/or machinery rescue area.

 XI.     Preventing the touching or operating of equipment or machinery involved until its safety has been established.

 XII.    Types of passenger restraint systems

 XIII.   Frame and construction features of vehicles

 XIV.    Types of suspension systems in vehicles

 XV.     Types and classification of impacts

 XVI.    Categories of mechanical injury

 XVII.   Various stabilization techniques

 XVIII.  Center of gravity and its relationship to rollover

 XIX.    Use of cribbing and chocks

 XX      Building a crib box

 XXI.    Types and examples of levers for mechanical advantage

 XXII.   Proper and effective use of hand tools including hammer, pry bar, hack saw, glass punch, Halligan, knife/belt cutter, cable cutter, and come-a-long.

 XXIII.  Disentanglement through primary access points.

 XXIV.   Patient packaging prior to removal from a vehicle and/or machine

 XXV.    Protection of the victim during extrication and/or disentanglement operations.

 XXVI.   Procedures

 XXVII.  Awareness