Just to throw this one out:
A fully loaded tractor trailer loses control and jumps a jersey barrier (k-rail). After sliding for about 50ft the tractor gets stuck with the rear axles on the barrier, with the front axle of the tractor on the other lane, with tires flattened. You look at the barrier and see that the section the vehicle is sitting on does not have any damage, other than some scraping at the top. Patient is conscious, and just complaining of soreness. No need for extrication, just removing patient from the vehicle.
Here's the question: How stable do you consider this vehicle? Should you chock the wheels of the tractor and the trailer only or start stabilizing to the frame of the tractor. And if you try stabilizing to the frame, how do you account for the severe angle (30 degrees) the tractor is sitting at? Let's hear what you would do.
A fully loaded tractor trailer loses control and jumps a jersey barrier (k-rail). After sliding for about 50ft the tractor gets stuck with the rear axles on the barrier, with the front axle of the tractor on the other lane, with tires flattened. You look at the barrier and see that the section the vehicle is sitting on does not have any damage, other than some scraping at the top. Patient is conscious, and just complaining of soreness. No need for extrication, just removing patient from the vehicle.
Here's the question: How stable do you consider this vehicle? Should you chock the wheels of the tractor and the trailer only or start stabilizing to the frame of the tractor. And if you try stabilizing to the frame, how do you account for the severe angle (30 degrees) the tractor is sitting at? Let's hear what you would do.
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