Title: Extricate a victim from a vehicle.
Course: Firefighting II (15152-II) > Section: Practicing Vehicle Extrication and Special Rescue

Extrication should include

- assessing the situation to determine the risks, hazards, and condition of the victim
- assigning team duties and performing crowd control, if necessary
- stabilizing the vehicle
- gaining access to the victim
- disentangling the victim
- extricating the victim
- preparing the victim for transport.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What types of restraint systems might firefighters encounter? What are the removal methods?
- What is the purpose of packaging a victim?
- What are the differences between laminated glass and tempered glass?