Are You Prepared?
Mark Gregory
Captain
FDNY Ladder Co.176
Friday, March 6, 2020
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Machinery entrapments occur all across the United States and around the world. Is your department capable of handling one?
The objectives of this program are to provide responders with the knowledge to help manage incidents involving extrication of patients from various types of machinery and entrapment scenarios.
Common machinery and machinery specific to locations within your response area are discussed as well as routine emergencies such as ring/swing entrapments and persons trapped under vehicles.
This is a highly specialized skill set; caring for victims/patients entrapped in machinery necessitates that providers be trained in specific treatment modalities and the possible complications that may arise. Tool selection, patient stabilization techniques, and crush injury syndrome are discussed, as are several case studies.
