On this page i will when they occur post a diary of RTC's attended and what was done, i also invite site users to send in any interesting incidents they have attended.

A fairly simple RTC was attended today 15/06/2009

 

Involving a just off front 1/4 oblique impact with a 7 ton lorry, spinning the vehicle to this resting position.

The front drivers side A-post had collapsed with the roof into the drivers compartment, with the front header rail resting at dash height and stopping just above the mid thigh area.

 

Luckily there was little intrusion into the foot well from the steering and suspension geometry and  also the front wheel. The floor pan remained rigid and not deformed.

Casualty and medic protection was put into place straight away with the use of a clear sheet.

Standard stabilisation was carried out with the use of blocks and wedges and a step chock under the rear of the car for additional stability for rear casualty removal.

A steering wheel Airbag safety device was also fitted to the steering wheel, as an additional safety measure.

 

Here you can just see the rear inflation cylinder for the SIPS, in the lower box you can see that we dis-connected the connector plug from the module, we also put a safety cut through the airbag mid way along the cantrail as a control measure in-case of an accidental deployment. As you can see the C-post is fairly wide so working around the inflation cylinder had to carried out with care, which was possible as this was a controlled release extrication.

 

The clean removal of the B-post was hindered by tool limitations, a V cut at the base was not practical , so we had to cut at the height you can see due to the vehicle having the Seat belt pretensioner and reel located at the base of the B-post.


Finally here you can see the main area of impact.

Due to the teamwork and very effective simultaneous activity this incident was completed in approx 30mins.

What was carried out:

  • Scene assessment
  • Consultation with the medical personnel
  • Vehicle stabilisation
  • Casualty and medic protection (clear sheet,eye protection for all)
  • Windshield removal
  • Glass management
  • SRS SIPS control measures put in place
  • Front drivers side and rear door removal (stability check,sharps protection)
  • B-post removal (stability check,sharps protection)
  • Complete roof removal (stability check,sharps protection)
  • Working with simultaneous medical and technical rescue at all times
  • Received medic brief
  • Seat reclined 
  • Spine board in
  • Casualty removal (30mins in total