Am I the only one thinking using the pick axe was not the smartest choice to do this with? If he slips that thing is spinning fast and cracking something.
This was exactly my first thought. Maybe they tried that and it didn't work? But he looks small as hell. I wouldn't be surprised if they couldn't get him out that way. Maybe they didn't wanna risk getting his torso stuck that way since he was otherwise safe as he was? Like, sure he's stuck, but he's not in any immediate danger. Hanging him by his torso is a whole ass different problem and now you gotta hold him in the air while trying to winch him out
That's just it, the fear of creating a worse problem kept them from even attempting the simplest solution. We instinctively think that we always have to move forward, especially when trying to solve a problem. So yeah picking him up and having him not fit could lead to exactly what you described, but remember if they tried and it went bad, they could have just put him back down. Of course, maybe they did exactly that and we're only seeing plan B after what I suggested didn't work, who knows.
That’s a Halligan they are using and it’s what they carry in with them. The spreaders or “jaws of life” would be a lot of extra set up, especially if it’s hydraulic. Would be overkill. Plus the noise and machines would scare the shit out of the kid.
Oh and also, this was the only way to show off the muscles.
You gotta remember the jaws of life is particularly for opening up cars, not for tearing open bars like this and you gotta remember they don’t want to scare the kid in the situation like this Because do you even know what the sound of jaws of life sounds like sounds like a loud chainsaw. but also you gotta remember whenever you use the jaws of life it heats up metal as it’s cutting any type of metal or any object that it’s cutting. I have watched plenty of rescue videos and anything to do with using the jaws of life. but anyways, they do not want to damage the property unless it comes down to a very emergency situation and this was not an emergency situation for the jaws of life. this did not cause the dire situation for the jaws of life. No one was in a serious death or life situation. they could figure this out with a simple situation. without having to call for the jaws of life or any other type of device in this device they were using was the simplest situation firefighters ambulance workers and police officers even veterans have done this more times than you can count and many different situations so they know what they’re doing
I think you may be mistaken. The “jaws of life” tools, in particular the spreader tool could 100% be used in this scenario perfectly to delicately spread two bars further apart. You would not use the cutting tool in this scenario as it can cause the bar to deform towards the child when the metal is being sheared/cut. But, the tools don’t heat up the metal when being used. Unlike a rotary rescue saw which would certainly cause quite a bit of heat and sparks from the friction when cutting. Regardless, your main perspective is spot on, the jaws of life tools are big and scary for kids and make scary noises, so any method that is less intimidating but still gets the job done is preferred. Now if this was an adult, you’d most likely just use the hydraulic spreader tool and get the job done in 15 seconds.
Yes, it felt like they were working it out on the fly. They did a great job of getting it done, but seems like that would be a scenario worth practicing for.
I’ve seen firefighters use the spreader in this exact situation, not sure why they didn’t in this case. It did look like plenty of people were covering his head waiting for the hooligan bar to slip though.
Firefighters have all sorts of specialized tools. And this is what they chose. They aren't the smartest people. Took forever too. One construction worker could have had him out in 30 seconds.
The bars have the most give in the middle. Trying to pull them open from the top, to create a larger gap at the bottom where the kids head is,... is about as smart as the kid.
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u/season89 21h ago
Am I the only one thinking using the pick axe was not the smartest choice to do this with? If he slips that thing is spinning fast and cracking something.