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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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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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