FACTS
SEPTEMBER 2010
Extrication from cars during road traffic
accidents
The task of the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
(MSB) is to enhance and support societal capacities for
preparedness for and the prevention of emergencies
and crises.
From the content
 Statistics
 Time is precious
 Book layout
Furthermore, we ensure that we learn from experience
and observations. Our work is conducted in close
collaboration with other societal actors and
encompasses the entire threat and risk scale, from
minor everyday accidents to major disasters.
Extrication from cars during road traffic accidents
Safety system
 Progress
 EuroNcap
 Batteries
 Belt pretensioners
 Airbag
 Protective systems
One of the many specific tasks of the MSB is to develop and
support societal preparedness for the limiting of the
consequences of emergencies and disasters. To increase the
knowledge of Swedish fire service personnel the MSB compiled
the book – Extrication from cars during road traffic accidents.
Different fuels
 Electric and hybrid cars
 Gas vehicles
 E85
Road environment
 2+1 roads
 Barriers
Many people are injured in road traffic accidents. Taking care of
casualties following accidents is responsible and demanding work.
It is vital to permanently direct attention to casualties and to
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adapt the emergency response in accordance with their condition.
Equipment
 Tools and how to use them
 Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 Crash recovery system
To be able to do this in a proper medical and considerate way
requires knowledge, practical skills, patience, and common sense.
The fire service, the police, the ambulance service and others
must be bale to work together to achieve a satisfactory result.
Joint exercises and dialogue are needed so that all the
emergency services can learn about and understand each other’s
working methods and approach to their work.
Organisation
 Making the scene of the accident safe
 Scene of the accident
 Standard routines
 Ambulance organisation
 Police
 Traffic information, traffic control and
handling of disruption
Extrication from cars during road traffic accidents – highlights the
importance of extrication. First the various safety systems in cars
are presented, then the affect different types of car fuel can have
on the emergency response, road environment, equipment used
during an emergency response, and extrication in accordance
with a flow-chart. The book concludes with a section on the
measures that should be taken on completion of an emergency
response operation.
Extrication
 Read the accident
 Documentation
 Assessing the condition of casualties
 Choosing method of extrication
Post-emergency work
 Residual value
 Follow-up and evaluation
 Emergency response operation report
 Depth study investigations
This material supplements literature and training in other areas,
for example, emergency medical care. The aim is to provide fire
service personnel with a foundation for taking care of casualties
at road traffic accidents.
www.msb.se/extrication
Contact the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency
SE-651 81 Karlstad
Phone: +46 771 240 240
Fax: +46 10 240 56 25
[email protected]
www.msb.se/en
Contact persons:
Ingvar Hansson
[email protected]