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    Photo Story: Portland Crews Perform Extrication

    Jan. 23, 2014
    Photo by Dick Harris/Portland Fire & Rescue
    Portland Crash 3 11294658

    One person was transported following a crash that required extrication in Portland on Jan. 12.

    Firefighters were dispatched to the rollover accident near 145th and SE Powell around  2 a.m.

    Truck 7 used their Hurst tools to extricate the passengers from the vehicle. One person was transported to the hospital for further evaluation.

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    Photo 1. Disentanglement of this patient's arm (below the tips of the tool) from the wreckage needs to be done before the victim can be extricated.
    Photo 1. Rescuers use duct tape to provide some cohesion to the tempered glass so it can be removed collectively.
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