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"Crash Course'' Quick Drill Series - Part XVI

Deployed roof airbags and your patient

Updated: 07-18-2007 12:58:44 PM

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RON MOORE
Firehouse.Com Contributor

Topic: Deployed roof airbags and your patient

If you haven't run into it yet, you will; a deployed roof airbag hanging down in front of you. It will obstruct operations when you are sizing up the interior of the vehicle for airbags or other hazards. It will interfere with you when you are determining the degree of entrapment of a victim. It will interfere with you when you are conducting any medical operations with your patient.

The semi-inflated roof airbag, hanging down from the edge of the headliner, must be dealt with when medical or rescue personnel conduct any interior operations at a vehicle accident.

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