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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You or someone is pinned inside a crashed vehicle and cannot get out.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Unable to open doors, legs pinned, pain with any movement.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fuel smell, smoke, or horn stuck on.
Scene hazards: Fuel leak, Fire, Unstable metal, Traffic
Wiggling free can worsen crush and spinal injuries.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 on speaker if phone reachable.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Assess breathing — shallow breath may mean chest compression.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If conscious, tell dispatcher exact pain location and number trapped.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Apply pressure to visible bleeding without shifting body.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "People trapped in vehicle at [location]. Possible fuel leak."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Update if fire starts or breathing worsens.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — All entrapped patients need hospital after extrication.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Loss of feeling in legs or severe chest pain needs urgent care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT force doors or kick windows unless fire is immediate.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT remove trapped person when help is minutes away.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A strong bystander should pull trapped victims out immediately
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Extrication requires stabilizing the vehicle and spine. Improper pulling kills.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Crush syndrome and spinal injury from amateur rescue.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Crush injury can cause shock and kidney failure hours after release — rescuers use protocols.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dashboard or steering column may compress chest — movement can shift metal.