EMT-B

The removal from entrapment or from a dangerous situation or position

Means being caught within a closed area with no way out or having a limb or other body part trapped

Incident commander

• Assessing and providing immediate medical care
• Triage and assigning priority to pts
• Packaging pts
• Providing additional assessment and care as needed once pts are removed
• Providing transport to ER

• First try to unlock the doors or roll down windows. ( ask the pt to unlock )
• Try to open every door using the door handle to gain access before breaking any windows or using other methods of force.

• 1. Provide manual stabilization to protect the cervical spine, as needed
• 2. Open the airway
• 3. Provide high flow oxygen
• 4. Assist or provide for adequate ventilation
• 5. Control bleeding any significant external bleeding
• 6. Treat all critical injuries

Reevaluate whether the pt needs to be immediately removed by using manual immobilization and the rapid extrication tech