Questionnaire sent to all Fire Departments in Norway:
Rapid extrication of entrapped victims in motor vehicle wreckage using a Norwegian chain method (translated version)
1) How many fire rescue men/women work in your service?
2) Does your service consist of: p Deployed or p On-call personnel?
3) Does your service utilize the rapid extrication technique with chains on:
Passenger cars? p Yes p No If no: Why not?
Trucks? p Yes p No If no: Why not?
For those who reply yes to the question above:
4) When did your service start to utilize the method? Year:
5) Who taught you the method?
- The Norwegian fire academy p
- Other fire services p
- Emergency Medical Service (EMS) p
- Interdisciplinary Emergency Service Cooperation Course (TAS) p
- Norwegian rescue personnel association p
- Other p Please state whom:
6) How many times per year does your service train rapid extrication on:
Passenger cars:
0 p, 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 4 p, 5 p, 6 p, 7 p, 8 p, 9 p, 10 p, 11 p, 12p, more often p
Larger vehicles:
0 p, 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 4 p, 5 p, 6 p, 7 p, 8 p, 9 p, 10 p, 11 p, 12p, more often p
7) Do you train with other services?
Yes p No p Unknown p
If yes:
p Police p EMS p General practitioner on-call
p Air ambulance p Motor vehicle salvage
If yes: How many times per year
Passenger cars:
0 p, 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 4 p, 5 p, 6 p, 7 p, 8 p, 9 p, 10 p, 11 p, 12p, more often p
Larger vehicles:
0 p, 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 4 p, 5 p, 6 p, 7 p, 8 p, 9 p, 10 p, 11 p, 12p, more often p
8) Does your service have written protocol on rapid extrication with chains?
Passenger cars:
Yes p No p Unknown p
Larger vehicles:
Yes p No p Unknown p
If yes: Could you please send a copy to:
9) Does your service have fire trucks with winch?
Yes p No p Unknown p
10) Has your service participated in Interdisciplinary Emergency Service Cooperation Courses (TAS)?
Yes p No p Unknown p
If yes, how many times and year of participation?
TAS 1 p Number of times: ______Year: ______
TAS 2 p Number of times: ______Year: ______
TAS 2 (repetition) p Number of times: ______Year: ______
TAS 3 p Number of times: ______Year: ______
11) How many times has your service utilized the Rapid Extrication chain method in real situations?
On passenger cars:
0 p, 1- 10 p, 11-20 p, 21-30 p, 31-40 p, 41-50 p, 51-60 p, 61-70 p, 71-80 p, 81-90 p, 91-100 p, more than 100 times p unknown p
On larger vehicles:
0 p, 1- 10 p, 11-20 p, 21-30 p, 31-40 p, 41-50 p, 51-60 p, 61-70 p, 71-80 p, 81-90 p, 91-100 p, more than 100 times p unknown p