Car crash rescue - Norfolk Fire Service video

Made by City College Norwich Media Services, this video shows what it's like to be cut from a crashed car from the drivers point of view.

The biggest danger faced by a survivor of a crash is damage to the neck and spinal column, which can and often does result in severe injuries including total paralysis below the neck. To reduce the risk of this and to prevent any further damage the car is cut away from the casualty so that he or she can be carefully lifted out.

One member of the rescue team - the "Trauma carer" stays with the casualty all the way through the rescue, keeping the head supported to reduce the chances of any more damage being done. He also keeps the casualty informed as to what's happening so the voice of the trauma carer provides the commentary in this video.

Although the sequence of events is as happened, a real rescue would take something like 20 minutes or so, this has been edited down to 10 minutes, but otherwise it's an accurate account of what happens.

Thanks to Norwich White Watch and Norfolk police for help in making this video.

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[wilkinson4eva]

was it scary?

[CityCollegeNorwich]

Actually, yes it was. Even though I knew what was happening and it was all planned out. Actually as director of the filming I was sort of in charge, If I'd told them to stop they would have done.

But the noise and the sensory deprivation is quite unnerving. Not something I would want to go through in real life if I can help it!

[gtfire999]

Is that golby

[CityCollegeNorwich]

Norwich.

[Northstander]

Great stuff, shot from an unusal perspective...add in darkness and rain and you would have someting pretty terrifying!

Hats off to the firefighters, and other members of the emergency services, who perform this feat on a far too frequent basis.

[Cityside90]

this is a really crackin video, thanks!

[Michael1918]

amazing video, good work.

[mas0nit3]

top class education video showing viewers what it is like to do a full removal in a rtc,where i'm stationed i'm a full time crew manager and we do this every week amongst every other training nights we can fit in our 3 hours,i also have been volenteered to take part in this and agree it is very strange to happen to yourself,it is like a different perspective from your eye point of view..10/10

[elcomcf]

it reminds me of the dentist @ 04:12

[wilkinson4eva]

Wow kl. I wish i could have felt what it was like. I have been in a car crash before but i never got cut out of it.

[newburn15]

coool