Vehicle Rescue Tips (Roof Landing) Stability and First Entry

Fixing the vehicle as soon as possible and manufacturing the first entrance can not only allow the medical staff to perform the first medical treatment and carry out any life-saving treatment (such as keeping the injured person's breath), but also can help confirm the trapped grade. This is extremely important because on-site commanders cannot specify rescue plans without such information.

For the vehicle on the roof, we should pay attention to the three aspects of its stability:

Manually stabilized

This refers to the team members using their hands to stop the movement of the vehicle. This measure is only considered when the following conditions are considered: the need to quickly enter the car for life-saving treatment, such as opening the respiratory tract of the injured person. For a vehicle with a vehicle landing on the ground, the vehicle can be supported by hand at each corner of the rear of the vehicle to prevent unnecessary contact.

Use pads and wedge pads

For cars with the roof on the ground, the pads and wedge pads should be placed along the roof line (preferably the reverse trapezoidal wooden wedge is used). It is also necessary to use a wedge-shaped spacer in other places, such as the contact position of the A- pillar with the ground.

Use auxiliary equipment

If the vehicle's vehicle roof lands and stands still, it is best to use additional equipment, such as a vehicle stabilizer bar. This kind of equipment can increase the stress point of the vehicle and therefore can increase stability.

! Remember - but when it is not possible to fully stabilize the vehicle using the equipment described (eg on sloping ground), then it is necessary to use other equipment for stabilization, such as winches or tensioning the belt.

Recheck stability

1 , after reducing the weight of the vehicle (removing glass or doors)

2. After the weight increases (personnel or equipment enters the vehicle interior)

3. If the vehicle is a large vehicle carrying goods, then the stability of the vehicle is even more important. Therefore, it is necessary to instruct a person to monitor the stability of the entire rescue process (if the personnel conditions permit).

Remember that stability can provide a solid platform, this is the first time you enter the car. The initial degree of stability depends entirely on the condition of the injured; this is one of the factors that need to be considered.

The priority level is determined according to the condition of the injured person to reduce the movement of the vehicle, so as to prevent further damage to the injured person's spine and pelvis.

Stable method

The injured responded

Unresponsible wounded

! Remember - if the injured do not respond, the priority must change. Unresponsive wounded may not breathe smoothly. Therefore, we must ensure that we can quickly enter the car on the basis of providing a certain degree of stability.

This article belongs to holmatro and edited by China Rescue Equipment Network.