Operational Medicine — CUSTOMIZABLE
Vehicle Extrication Course
Tactical vehicle entry and rescue — post-accident, post-attack, motorcade and convoy scenarios. Customizable.
The Vehicle Extrication Course trains operators to perform vehicle entry and extrication in post-accident and post-attack scenarios — motorcade ambushes, convoy IED strikes, and rollover recoveries where trapped personnel require immediate extraction. The course covers both rescue and tactical contexts, building from tool fundamentals through full simulated rescues of trapped occupants under realistic conditions. Duration is customizable to unit requirements.
Operators gain hands-on proficiency with hand and power tools across every extrication task: removing side, rear, and front windshield glass; opening doors with panel cutters, spreaders, and wedges; pulling doors with come-alongs; cutting A-pillars; removing roofs with air chisels and high-lift jacks; pulling and displacing steering wheels, foot pedals, dashboards, and seats using multiple tool methods. Vehicle stabilization and incident command procedures are integrated throughout. The course culminates in tactical exercises that combine extrication with combat trauma care — extracting and treating casualties under the conditions that created them. Teams integrating VEC into a broader training cycle combine it with tactical driving and medical blocks for full motorcade response scenarios.
Extensive hands-on training provides practical experience with hand and power tools for window removal, door opening, roof removal, steering wheel manipulation, foot pedal adjustment, dashboard displacement, seat extraction, and vehicle/structure stabilization. Students will conduct simulated rescues of trapped occupants (principal and/or personnel) under realistic conditions. 1–2 days (module)
