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Integrating the vehicle rescue sections of the U.S. national standard--NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents (1999)--into the text, Moore (fire training manager, Plano Fire Rescue, Texas) presents a photographically illustrated guide for firefighters involved in rescuing people from car crashes. Chapters cover the impact of new technologies and alternative fuel systems, rescue safety, incident command, collision trauma, rescue tools and equipment, and evolutions in practice.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Info
Plano Fire Rescue, TX. Textbook, for students, presents information related to all aspects of the challenges of the subject. Includes a new chapter on hybrid vehicles, latest advances in extrication equipment, crash scene photos, new vehicle technologies, 80 percent new illustrations, and study aids. Previous edition: c1991. Softcover.
Vehicle Rescue and Extrication ANNOTATION
Intro. to stages in rescue operations, rescue tools & equipment, mechanics of collision trauma.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
In vehicle rescue and extrication, seconds count. You need to be prepared to face any challenge, any vehicle, any victim. Vehicle Rescue and Extrication, Second Edition, condenses everything you need to know about current vehicle rescue and extrication procedures into one easy-to-read text.
SYNOPSIS
Integrating the vehicle rescue sections of the U.S. national standard—NFPA 1670, Standard on Operations and Training for Technical Rescue Incidents (1999)—into the text, Moore (fire training manager, Plano Fire Rescue, Texas) presents a photographically illustrated guide for firefighters involved in rescuing people from car crashes. Chapters cover the impact of new technologies and alternative fuel systems, rescue safety, incident command, collision trauma, rescue tools and equipment, and evolutions in practice. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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