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What is the protocol for a paramedic in a car crash situation?

I was wondering what the protocol was for a paramedic in a situation where there has been a car crash with victims still in the car. Any thoughts are welcome. Yeah, this isn't homework. Just curious. Had a friend in an accident over the weekend. No info online, besides, personal stories are a better read!

Public Comments

1. They can cut off ALL your clothing so always drive safely.They have it all
2. Determine IF the patient needs to be moved (as if the car may explode. they have to assume a back injury so they do not wish to make things worse. They will wait for the Jaws of Life to pry the person out thse they can be placed onto a backboard and transporter properlyt
3. the procedure is for the paramedic or emergency medical technician to stabilize the patient and assist the fire dept in patient removal until they can be fully removed from the car
4. Scene safety, access to the patient, depending on their training(Fire-Roadway Extrication) then treat/transport.
5. check for scene saftey, determine hazards, control c-spine, if the doors cannot be open, extrication must be done... if all pts are stuck in the car, then the ones that are the worst off come out first... depending on the situation of the vehicle, they may just rapidly take them out, but preferably they will take them out on a long spine board... while waiting on the extrication unit, the emts can go ahead and get iv's started, bandages, and stuff like that...