Hydraulic rescue tool
Tool used by emergency rescue personnel to assist vehicle extrication of crash victims / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Jaws of Life" redirects here. For other uses, see Jaws of Life (disambiguation).
Hydraulic rescue tools, also known as jaws of life, are used by emergency rescue personnel to assist in the extrication of victims involved in vehicle accidents, as well as other rescues in small spaces. These tools include cutters, spreaders, and rams. Such devices were first used in 1963 as a tool to free race car drivers from their vehicles after crash.
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