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Auto Body Hawaii hosts vehicle extrication workshop

MEDIA RELEASE

Auto Body Hawaii is conducting another extrication workshop at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5 for county first responders.

This is part of an on-going effort to provide the county’s first responders and rescue workforce (fire, police, EMTs, etc.) the hands-on opportunity they vitally need to effectively safe lives.

Older vehicles currently used in training are not representative of the new types of high-strength steel and advanced construction technology that current-year model vehicles are manufactured from, and do not provide the critical learning awareness that is vital for our emergency personnel.

Also, design features in today’s vehicles pose new and potentially dangerous challenges when extricating victims from an accident scene.

These newer vehicles often have air bag curtains in roofs, pillars and other inconspicuous areas that if inadvertently severed, could be detrimental to rescuers and possibly the accident victims as well.

Time is essential after an accident; victims should not be put potentially further into harm’s way when education is available to remove them more quickly and safely from a damaged vehicle.

— Find out more:
www.autobodyhawaii.com

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