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Rescue Techniques in Submerged Vehicles

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In the scope of the annual number of car accidents, the number of submerged vehicles is very small. At the same time accidents involving submerged vehicles are in general serious, cause more fatalities among occupants and result in more traumatic consequences for rescue and emergency staff. Unfortunately many deaths of submerged vehicles are the result of poor public understanding of the situation and improper actions.

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  1. Fire Service Academy, Institute for Safety IFV, Kemperbergerweg 783, 6816 RW, Arnhem, The Netherlands

    Jaap Molenaar

  2. Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada

    Gordon Giesbrecht

  3. Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3B 2E9, Canada

    Gerren McDonald

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  1. Maatschappij tot Redding van Drenkelingen, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Joost J.L.M. Bierens

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Molenaar, J., Giesbrecht, G., McDonald, G. (2014). Rescue Techniques in Submerged Vehicles. In: Bierens, J. (eds) Drowning. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04253-9_76

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