VEHICLE EXTRICATION TECHNIQUES A Guide to Rescue Tool Handling and Extrication Techniques
Foot well access
OBJECTIVE: To create greater access to the foot well to aid in disentanglement or patient care. SITUATION ASSESSMENT: In severe offset frontal collisions, this technique may not provide access to the footwell. Make two relief cuts approximately 30 cm/12 inches apart in the base of the A pillar.
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Pay careful attention to movement of the cutter during this operation to ensure that it does not make contact with the patient or the seat.