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Vineland accident requires Jaws of Life, 3 hospitalized
NJ.com
VINELAND — Three people were taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Chestnut Avenue Monday afternoon, according to rescue personnel. One victim had to be cut from a car with the Jaws of Life. “It was a two-car motor vehicle accident in the ...

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Jaws of Life used to free driver in Leominster crash
Sentinel and Enterprise
By Katina Caraganis , kcaraganis@sentinelandenterprise.com LEOMINSTER -- Police are investigating the cause of a two-car motor vehicle accident on Merriam Avenue just before 2 am Saturday. Fitchburg police and fire initially responded to the accident, ...

Five-car accident sends multiple victims to hospital
NBC40
Officials at the scene say a number of people have been taken to the hospital, as the accident involves a total of five cars, one of which slammed into a pole. The Jaws of Life were also used to free one of the victims from one of the cars.

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'Scary' Mock Crash Shows Students Dangers of Drunken Driving
Patch.com
Organizers of Tuesday afternoon's mock crash at Chartiers Valley High School hope it teaches students to think twice before driving recklessly. By Mike Jones Firefighters and medics work at a mock crash scene Tuesday afternoon to teach Chartiers Valley ...

Staged accident turns real
Williamson Daily News
Staff photo/JULIA R GOAD The Jaws of Life failed when a blade broke off at a staged accident scene at Tug Valley High School, striking a student “victim” in the head. NAUGATUCK - A staged “accident” scene turned into a real emergency situation Thursday ...

Freshmen learn consequences of actions
Rapid City Journal
... the opportunity to watch fire crews use the Jaws of Life on cars, ambulance services take care of patients and drive “drunk” with state troopers. However, the day ended with a mock car crash, rescue and trial, leaving one student a convicted felon.

ALLEN PARK: HealthLink involved in four-car collision
Southgate News Herald
Paramedics had to use the Jaws of Life to get one person out of the vehicle that was the most severely damaged. The crash near City Hall involved a HealthLink ambulance and three other vehicles. “My guys thought that HealthLink had driven by and ...

Mock crash helps Tourtellotte, Marianapolis students fathom DUI dangers
Norwich Bulletin
The video includes bloodied and dead accident victims and emergency responders using axes and the Jaws of Life to free people. “When it really happens, you can't take a hose and wash it away,” Miro said. “It is permanent.

Fake crash conjures real emotions
Lakenewsonline.com
... for the docudrama depicting a drunk driving accident on the school's parking lot. Fake blood helped make the scene look more real as police officers assessed the situation and firefighters began cutting out trapped victims using the jaws of life.

Early morning traffic accident on South Loop results in injuries and arrest
LubbockOnline.com
By ANDREA SINCLAIR The Lubbock Fire Department had to use the Jaws of Life to free a driver after a two-vehicle accident around 2:30 am Tuesday on South Loop 289 near Indiana Avenue. Riley Morris, 23, was driving a 2002 Chevy Trailblazer eastbound in ...

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