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Lift steering column by retracting the
Ram. If the steering column has not
been pulled far enough away from the
victim when the Ram is fully retracted,
secure the steering column in its
current position, then extend the Ram
and shorten the chain length by
adjusting chain at the grab hooks until
all slack has been removed. Retract
the Ram again to move the steering
column a greater distance from the
victim.
FURTHER READING
International Fire Service Training Association
Principles of Extrication, First Edition
(Oklahoma State University, Board of Regents, 1990).
Grant, Murray, Bergeron
Emergency Care, Third Edition
(Bowie, Maryland: Prentice-Hall, 1982).
Office of Fire Prevention and Control
Accident Victim Extrication
(State of New York, Department of State, 1983).
International Fire Service Training Association
Aircraft Fire Protection and Rescue Procedures
(Oklahoma State University, Board of Regents, 1978).
NASD
Emergency Action at Aircraft Accidents
(Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency,
Office of Fire Safety Service,
Pennsylvania State Fire Academy).
Ohio Trade and Industrial Education Service
Victim Rescue
(Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University, 1976).
International Fire Service Training Association
Fire Service Rescue Practices, Fifth Edition
(Oklahoma State University, Board of Regents, 1981).
Balog, Ketola, Varker, McInterney and Scott
Rescue of Elderly and Disabled Passengers from
Paratransit Vans and Buses
(Cambridge, Mass: Urban Mass Transportation
Administration, 1984).
Richard Hornfeck, Assoc. Prof. and Director, Highway
Safety and Gary Fulton, State Coordinator of Rescue
Training
Pennsylvania Basic Vehicle Rescue Student Manual
(Indiana University, Division of Emergency Health,
Harrisburg, Pa. 1982).
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
Crash Victim Extrication
(Washington, DC, U.S. Government Printing Office,
Revised 1979).
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