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  • Volvo C-70 Door-Mounted Inflatable Curtain
    Volvo C-70 Door-Mounted Inflatable Curtain

    Subject: Volvo C-70 Coupe Topic: Volvo’s Door-Mounted Inflatable Curtain Airbag System Objective: Understand the design and function of the new system and its influence upon jammed door rescue evolutions. Task: Given a 2006 or newer...

    Article • August 1st, 2006

  • 'Crash Course' Quick Drill Series - Part VII
    'Crash Course' Quick Drill Series - Part VII

    It is now common that one vehicle will have at least three different metal types, each with a different composition, strength, and from our perspective, a different cutting action.Topic: Exotic Metals in Our "Cut Zone" Automakers continue to increase...

    Article • July 10th, 2006

  • Vehicle Lock-Ins
    Vehicle Lock-Ins

    Subject: Vehicle Lock-Ins Topic: Protocols for Vehicle Lock-In Incidents Objective: Review the life-threatening hazards associated with a child locked inside a vehicle and train on department procedures for accessing a simulated patient in this...

    Article • July 1st, 2006

  • Collision Size-Up
    Collision Size-Up

    SUBJECT: Collision Size-Up TOPIC: Developing a Rescue Action Plan for Hard-impact Side Collisions OBJECTIVE: Given a vehicle with collision damage to one side and the simulation of a person trapped, the rescuer will develop an action plan for...

    Article • June 1st, 2006

  • 'Crash Course' Quick Drill Series - Part VI
    'Crash Course' Quick Drill Series - Part VI

    One term that is relevant to rescue personnel is "body-in-white", which is essentially this is the structural skeleton of the vehicle with body panels, hood, doors, roof, and trunk added.Topic: Defining the "Body-in-White"

    Article • May 15th, 2006

  • Vehicle Windshields &
    Vehicle Windshields & "Spider Webs"

    SUBJECT: Vehicle Windshields TOPIC: Windshield Crash Damage and "Spider Webs" OBJECTIVE: Responders will be able to assess the condition of the vehicle windshield and determine if the pattern of laminated glass breakage indicates a...

    Article • May 1st, 2006

  • 'Crash Course' Quick Drill Series - Part V
    'Crash Course' Quick Drill Series - Part V

    In the past, any one vehicle either has door airbags or seat airbags, not both. This was the system we could count on until now.Roof-mounted airbags are designed to protect an occupant's head in a side collision. The other style of side impact airbags...

    Article • April 17th, 2006

  • Steerng Column: Part 3 - Side-Resting Vehicle Column Evolutions
    Steerng Column: Part 3 - Side-Resting Vehicle Column Evolutions

    Subject: Steering Column Topic: Steering Column: Part 3 – Side-resting Vehicle Column Evolutions Objective: Given the scenario of a driver trapped in a side-resting vehicle, driver’s-side down, the rescue team will...

    Article • March 31st, 2006

  • Steering Column Operations: Part 2 - Rack-and-Pinion Design Features
    Steering Column Operations: Part 2 - Rack-and-Pinion Design Features

    Subject: Steering Column Topic: Steering Column: Part 2 - Rack-and-Pinion Steering Column Design Features Objective: Identify by name the design and major components of vehicle steering columns and explain how these features...

    Article • February 28th, 2006

  • 'Crash Course' Quick Drill Series - Part IV
    'Crash Course' Quick Drill Series - Part IV

    This Crash Course has us taking a look at an old and familiar problem. The moral of the story is that things can fly off of burning vehicles and travel quite a distance.This Crash Course has us taking a look at an old and familiar problem. The moral...

    Article • February 13th, 2006

  • Steering Column Operations: Part 1 - Design Features
    Steering Column Operations: Part 1 - Design Features

    Subject: Steering Column Operations Topic: Steering Column: Part 1 - Standard Steering Column Design Features Objective: Identify by name the design and major components of vehicle steering columns and explain how these...

    Article • January 31st, 2006

  • NFPA 1670 Vehicle Rescue: Technician-Level Competencies - Part 7
    NFPA 1670 Vehicle Rescue: Technician-Level Competencies - Part 7

    Subject: NFPA 1670 Vehicle Rescue, Technician-level Skills and Competencies Topic: Advanced Hands-on Training Skill: Vehicle Underride Objective: Create an extrication pathway to allow for removal of a simulated patient from...

    Article • December 31st, 2005

  • Subaru Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame
    Subaru Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame

    Subject: Subaru Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame Topic: Design and construction of Subaru Ring-Shaped Reinforcement Frame Objective: Develop an action plan for extrication tasks requiring removal of select model Subaru...

    Article • November 30th, 2005

  • Pressurized Vessels on Vehicles - Part 4
    Pressurized Vessels on Vehicles - Part 4

    Subject: Pressurized Vessels on Vehicles: Part 4 - Energy-Absorbing Bumper Systems Topic: Catastrophic failure of energy-absorbing bumper systems during vehicle fires Objective: Review real-world incidents of energy-absorbing bumper...

    Article • October 31st, 2005

  • Pressurized Vessels on Vehicles - Part 3 Stored-gas Inflators
    Pressurized Vessels on Vehicles - Part 3 Stored-gas Inflators

    Subject: Pressurized Vessels on Vehicles - Part 3 Topic: Airbag System Stored-Gas Inflators: Catastrophic Failure of Airbag System Stored-Gas Inflators During Vehicle Fires Objective: Review real-world incidents of airbag system...

    Article • October 1st, 2005

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