Volume Six, Issue 10
OCTOBER 2004
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October 2004 - Accident Reconstruction Newsletter
Air Bag Resources
Web Site Links
- Insurance Institute of Highway Safety - Air Bags
- How Stuff Works: How Air Bags Work
- National Safety Council: Air Bags and Seat Belts
- Transport Canada: Air Bag Safety
- Canada Safety Council: The Air Bag Debate
- Department of Transportation: Search Results for Air Bags
- NHTSA: Air
Bag ON-OFF Switches
Additional Resources
The following is a list of rescuer's guides. These guides contain useful
information for first responders, including location of air bags, sensors
and pretensioners by vehicle make and model, as well as battery location
and electrical deactivation times. This information is provided for reference
purpose only. NHTSA does not endorse or assume responsibility
for the content in any of these guides.
- Air Bag Institute's The Air Bag Hot Spot Chart, www.airbaginstitute.com
- Holmatro's Rescuer's Guide to Vehicle Safety Systems, www.holmatro-usa.com/notify.htm
Additional information about dealing with extrication in air bag-equipped vehicles can also be found by visiting these non-Federal sources:
- Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety, video "Emergency Procedures for Airbag Equipped Vehicles," www.actsinc.org
- IAFC Transportation Emergency Rescue Committee, www.terc.org
- Firehouse.com University of Extrication, www.firehouse.com/extrication/?hp
- Emergency Training Solutions, www.emergencytrainingsolutions.com/vehicle_extrication.htm
- RAmEx Ars Medica, Vehicle Rescue and Extrication, www.arsmedica.com/title.asp?id=8709
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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About Air Bags - module, crash sensors, electronic control unit, on-off switch, during deployment, after deployment.
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Types of Air Bags - front, side, curtain, tubular, seat-mount, door-mount, combo.
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Minimizing Risk and Injury - occupants, parents, small adults, elderly, pregnant women, medical conditions, first responders, children.
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November 2004 Training Events
(Currently 4 events scheduled)
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