This course provides students with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to extricate victims from common passenger vehicles, simple small machines, commercial and heavy vehicles, and heavy machinery.
FIRE 160Extrication Operations
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I. General Information
Department
Health Science and Human Services Academic
II. Course Specification
Course Type
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Credit Hours Narrative
3 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
45
Semester Contact Hours Lab
0
Semester Contact Hours Clinical
0
Prerequisite Narrative
'C' or better the following courses: FIRE 201, FIRE 202, FIRE 203, FIRE 204, FIRE 205, FIRE 206, FIRE 207, FIRE 208.
Corequisite Narrative
FIRE 140, FIRE 250.
III. Catalog Course Description
This course provides students with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to extricate victims from common passenger vehicles, simple small machines, commercial and heavy vehicles, and heavy machinery.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Identify incidents that may be encountered and the procedures and systems utilized during an auto extrication.
- Recognize potential safety hazards to victims and rescuers from airbags, pyrotechnics and electricity.
- Identify and classify the different types of vehicles on the road.
- Describe the use of various auto extrication tools on actual vehicles.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Unit 1 Vehicle Incident Safety File
Unit 2 Personal Protective Equipment, Hazards and Hazard Mitigation
Unit 3 Incident Management Responsibilities
Unit 4 Tools and Equipment
Unit 5 Victim Management
Unit 6 Passenger Vehicles
Unit 7 Passenger Vehicle Stabilization Operations
Unit 8 Victim Disentanglement and Extrication
Unit 9 Commercial/Heavy Vehicles
Unit 10 Commercial/Heavy Vehicle Stabilization Operations
Unit 11 Commercial/Heavy Vehicle Disentanglement
Unit 12 Special Extrication Situations
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Assessment Strategy Narrative
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
Comprehensive Final Examination