What PPE should be worn at an RTC
- full fire kit
- visor/eye pro at all times
- full visor during tool use
- hi visor vest
- blue gloves (cass care)
- dusk mask (glass cutting)
- ear defenders
Things to consider when approaching an incident
- slow and controlled
- weather conditions/ visibility
- Road conditions (may have caused the accident)
- obstacles, casualties and debris
- casualties wandering around (dazed)
- build up of traffic
- opportunity to drop off crew member
- if slow, following traffic will be slowed
- oic can make brief assessment of incident
Where and how should the first appliance be positioned
‘Fend off’ (Park sideways across lanes)
25m from incident
What side of the appliance should the crew dismount
The ‘safe side’
In a 30 mph zone how far should you position the cones, sign and lights from the incident?
25m
In a 40- 60 mph zone how far should you position the cones, sign and lights from the incident?
75m
In a 70mph zone how far should you position the first cone
150m from incident
What to consider for crew safety
- Correct ppe
- dismount from safe side
- use of lighting
- place warning signs
- coning off
- stay within coned area
How big and what is within the inner cordon
2m
Minimal people
How big and what is within the outer cordon?
5m Extra personnel Debris dump Equipment dump Medical dump
What is the minimum fire fighting equipment needed for saftey
Hose real- liog enough to cover whole incident
Dry powder extinguisher
On approach what are the potential pre-planned roles that can be assigned?
- Incident commander
- casualty carer
- stabilisation team
- tool operator team
- tool staging area
- extrication method
- debris dump
What are the 7 phases of rescue?
- Safety and scene assessment
- stabilisation and initial access
- glass management and tool prep
- space creation
- full access
- immobilisation and extraction
- evaluation
Define Kinematics
The process of looking at an incident scene and determining what injuries may have resulted from the forces and motion involved. How the human body responds to the forces applied to it during a traumatic event.
Factors affecting Kinematics
- Type of impact
- speed/ velocity on impact
- deployment of airbags or use of restraints
- what forces were involved
- was the casualty ejected from the vehicle?
