Vehicle extrication

Vehicle extrication is the process of removing a patient from a vehicle who has been involved in a motor vehicle collision.^[1] Patients who have not already exited a crashed vehicle may be medically (cannot exit a vehicle due to their injuries) or physically trapped^[2] and may be pinned by wreckage or simply unable to exit a vehicle (ie because a door won't open).

^ Greaves, Ian; Porter, Keith (November 2020), "Patient rescue and transportation", Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care, Oxford University Press, pp. 699–722, doi:10.1093/med/9780198734949.003.0013, ISBN 978-0-19-873494-9, retrieved 2024-03-06
^ Fenwick, Rob; Nutbeam, Tim (2018-04-02). "Medical vs. true physical traffic collision entrapment". Journal of Paramedic Practice. 10 (4): 158–162. doi:10.12968/jpar.2018.10.4.158. ISSN 1759-1376.

[:3-1] Greaves, Ian; Porter, Keith (November 2020), "Patient rescue and transportation", Oxford Handbook of Pre-hospital Care, Oxford University Press, pp. 699–722, doi:10.1093/med/9780198734949.003.0013, ISBN 978-0-19-873494-9, retrieved 2024-03-06

[2] Fenwick, Rob; Nutbeam, Tim (2018-04-02). "Medical vs. true physical traffic collision entrapment". Journal of Paramedic Practice. 10 (4): 158–162. doi:10.12968/jpar.2018.10.4.158. ISSN 1759-1376.

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