Valhalla Academy
Vehicle Extrication
Practical extrication for passenger vehicles, farm equipment, and heavy machinery incidents.
Overview
Course Overview
This course develops safe, efficient extrication operations focused on access, disentanglement, and patient care integration. It includes considerations for farm and heavy machinery incidents where crush hazards and complex entrapment are common.
Recommended Duration
- 16 hours (2 days) or modular delivery
Key Topics
- Scene size-up, stabilization, and hazard control
- Tool safety, cutting/spreading strategy, and patient protection
- Modern vehicle construction and airbag/energy hazards
- Farm equipment and heavy machinery: pinch points, stored energy, and controlled movement
- ICS integration and multi-agency coordination