NCJ Number
51842
Date Published
1976
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS TRAINING FILM FOR PATROL OFFICERS DEMONSTRATES ASSORTED PRECAUTIONARY TECHNIQUES AND RESCUE METHODS BEST USED BY A LONE OFFICER RESPONDING TO A HIGHWAY ACCIDENT INVOLVING SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES AND DAMAGE.
Abstract
METHODS ARE ILLUSTRATED FOR SECURING THE CRASH AREA, WITH ATTENTION TO GROUNDING DOWNED POWERLINES, MARKING THE AREA WITH FLARES, EXTINGUISHING ENGINE FIRES, BRACING OVERTURNED VEHICLES, AND DETERMINING AND MINISTERING TO THE PHYSICAL INJURIES OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED. ELEMENTARY FIRST-AID TECHNIQUES ARE ALSO ILLUSTRATED, ALONG WITH USING AVAILABLE MATERIALS (E.G., SPARE TIRES, PUSH-BROOMS, RIOT GEAR, HAND JACKS, EVEN THE POLICE CRUISER ITSELF) TO STABILIZE THE ACCIDENT SITE UNTIL EMERGENCY CREWS ARRIVE. (KBL)