The Jaws of Life: A Tool for Saving Lives in Emergency Situations

When it comes to emergency situations, every second counts. The Jaws of Life is a specialized tool designed to help save lives by safely removing passengers from crushed vehicles. But are these tools actually safe in life-saving scenarios?

To answer this question, we need to examine the features and capabilities of the Jaws of Life. First, it's precise, making the right cut once is essential when a life is at stake. This precision allows for faster and safer removals. Second, time is crucial. The Jaws of Life can help safely remove a passenger in under two minutes, which is extremely valuable in emergency situations. Finally, despite its weight, the Jaws of Life is portable and easily removable from the fire truck, making it accessible in roadside emergencies.

The Jaws of Life's control system is also what makes it special. It doesn't create sparks, keeping the crash passenger safe because there's no spark to potentially ignite any gas that has been spilled by a crushed tank or a busted fuel line.

To test the effectiveness of different cutting tools in emergency situations, we set up a simulated scenario. Nolan Junior spins out on the highway, flipping his dad's new 1996 Buick Regal. He's trapped inside with doors smashed shut and a fuel line busted, gas spilled everywhere. Our firefighting team must cut the B and C pillars to safely remove Nolan Junior and his passengers.

We tested three cutting tools in this scenario: the sawzall, angle grinder, and acetylene torch. While portable and quick, these tools were not precise enough to navigate the tight spots and didn't create sparks. However, they did shed some sparks, which could have sent the whole Buick up in flames.

The Jaws of Life, on the other hand, proved its worth. It was fast, safe, and precise, making it an ideal tool for emergency situations. With its control system preventing sparks and being easily removable from the fire truck, it's no wonder why the Jaws of Life is a go-to tool for firefighters.

As we review our findings, it's clear that the Jaws of Life is not just a tool, but a lifesaver. Its precision, speed, and safety features make it an essential tool in emergency situations.

In the end, the Jaws of Life saved Nolan Junior's life, and his story serves as a testament to its effectiveness. As we reflect on our experience with this powerful tool, we're reminded of the importance of safety and the need for specialized equipment like the Jaws of Life.

The actual firefighters used the Jaws of Life to remove Nolan Junior from the wreckage in just a few minutes. They had cut through the B and C pillars and carefully pulled him out. It was a remarkable display of precision, speed, and skill.

As we reflect on this experience, it's clear that the Jaws of Life is an invaluable tool for firefighters. Its ability to quickly and safely remove passengers from crushed vehicles has saved countless lives over the years.

In conclusion, the Jaws of Life is a specialized tool designed to save lives in emergency situations. Its precision, speed, and safety features make it an essential tool for firefighters. While other cutting tools may be portable or quick, they lack the precision and control needed to safely remove passengers from crushed vehicles.

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Remember, safety is everything in emergency situations, and having the right tools can make all the difference. The Jaws of Life is a testament to this, and we're proud to have it as part of our Donut Media family.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Dang!- Oh my God.That is insane.- What the heck, dude?- We bought the Jaws of Life.You know, those big hydraulic scissors,that firefighters use to cut open carsand save people's lives?- Well, it turns out you don'thave to be a firefighter toget your hands on some.All you need is your dad's credit cardand an eBay account.- But what really makes these,the number one tool for saving lives?- Well, today,we're gonna compare the Jaws of Life,to other methods of cutting into a carand figure out why firefighters relyon this heavy, specializedpiece of equipment.- Welcome to Donut.- Thank you to Keepsfor sponsoring today's video.Hair loss has been eradicated on earth.But in a universe wheretwo out of three guysexperience some form ofmale pattern baldnessby the time they're 35.We're on a mission totackle universal hair loss.(cannon explosion)-Surrender, captain Maine,you're missing to tackleuniversal hair loss is over.Fire the cannons.- The Starship folliclesurrenders to nobody.Especially to hairless cat pirates.Doc Mop hit him with the Keeps.- Hit him with Keeps?That's crazier than a waterbug on crack dials back.- I don't know what thatmeans Hawk, but here we go.(baseball triumphant music)(explosion)- It worked.- Of course it did.Keeps offers clinically proven researchabout treatments to stop hair lossand is shipped right to your door.- Great work team.That could have been a real catastrophe.(Hawks chuckles)Start your hair loss prevention today,by going to keeps.com/donut media.Or by clicking on thelink in the descriptionto receive 50% off your first order.- Inside this big box right hereis our brand new Jaws ofLife that we bought online.We're gonna crack it openand see what the heck we just bought.- Dang!(Jeremiah roars)- Oh my God.No wonder firemen are so buff.- Really.- Watch it. Hydraulicfluid on your shirt.- Oh mother.- Oh, look at that.Oh that's the pincher.- These are thereal jaws right here,baby.- Oh.This is way lighter.- Is it?- Yeah.These are coming in thenext Doom Eternal DLC.(all chuckle)(metallic sounds)- Roscoe.- Let's cut some stuff in half.Save some lives.Gentlemen.(James sniffs)(hip-hop music)- All right.So let's talk about what we just bought.There are three maincomponents to the Jaws of Life.This is the cutter, used tocut hinges, pillars and bolts.This is the spreader, it'sused to separate metalto get to those hard toaccess places of the car.And this is the ram, it'sused to push a collapsed dashoff the injured person's legs.All three of these toolsare interchangeable,depending on the situation.But obviously,cutting and spreadingmetal takes a ton of force.So how does this toolmanage to do it so well?- A generator.- Generator.- Yeah.We could turbo that.(all chuckle)- With thislittle lawnmower engine.Well kinda.This engine drives a compressorthat creates pressurein the hydraulic lines.As the hydraulic fluid movesthrough the pressure linesin the head, the tool opens and closes.It's the same mechanical principleas most construction equipment.This handle here is what controlsthe movement of the tool.As you can see, it moves very slowly.This may seem counterproductivein an emergency situation,when time is of the essence.But the power and precision isexactly what makes it thego-to tool for saving lives.The precision allows usto make the right cutwithout potentially injuringthe passenger further.But we don't really have anyidea of what we're doing.- What the heck, dude?- And this thing ispotentially super dangerous.So I headed to the local fire stationto get some tips and trickson how to use this thing.- If you cut the pillars, cut high.So you're above the seatbelt tensioner.- Cause that can, in rareinstances, cause problems.Set up here.(upbeat music)- So it turns out these thingshave a lot of steps tooperate them safely.You need someone by thegenerator to hit the kill switch,if anything goes wrong.You need someone by the doorsto make sure they don't goflying off when you cut a hinge.You need someone surveying the whole sceneto watch out for a potential danger.But most importantly, you need to be surenot to stand in betweenthe tool and the carso you don't accidentallyget pinned by the jaws.- You always want to have your bodyoutside of your working area.So you'll never have you between the tool.'Cause if you start turning,and then they will startbending and pulling,you don't want to get pinched.- Yeah. A lot of timesare tough to reposition.'Cause wherever the tool'sgoing, the tool's going.You're not gonna win.- Yeah you.- So before we jumpstraight into saving lives.I wanted to try it out onsomething that's easy to cut.So we grabbed a doorand got to cutting and spreading on that.Let's cut through some doors.(upbeat music)- Fire it up!- All right.(upbeat music continues)(James chuckles)- Give me your arm.- Hell yeah.(upbeat music continues)- Dude, that's so sick.- Like butter, dude.(upbeat music continues)Oh, these are gonna be greatto have around the shop.(Justin laughs)- Fire me up.- Spread that door!(hydraulics sound)- Safe to say that works.This thing is cool.But, honestly it seemspretty inconvenient.I mean, other cutting tools could dojust as good of a job, right?- Now this thing is gnarly.It cuts right through metalby using 10,000 pounds of pressureprovided by hydraulic fluid.Today, we're gonna see just how good it isby comparing it to tools wehave laying around the shop.A sawzall, a cuttingwheel, and a cutting torch.I thought we could start with somethinga little bit smallerjust to get our bearings.Let's give it the beans.Nolan, are you ready?- Yeah, this is so scientific.(sawing sounds)- Whoa! That's art dude.- Pretty sick.- Dude, that sick.- And now the cutting wheel.(sawing sounds)This is so stupid.(all laugh)- All right, so here we'vegot an oxy acetylene torch.Like butter!(upbeat music)- So clearly theseare all really good at cutting.But, are these tools actually dangerousin the life saving scenario?- What the heck, dude.- I'm sorry, Nolan.Imperial get any beans?Doesn't look like it.- No, it'ssprayed all on me, Justin.(Justin laughs)- Let's talk about whatmakes the Jaws of Life,such a special tool for saving lives.First, it's precise.Making the right cut once is essential,when a life is at stake.Which brings us to number two, time.When in the right hands,the Jaws of Life can helpsafely remove a passengerin under two minutes.And finally, even though it'sheavy, it's pretty portable.This thing fits on the firetruck and it's easily removablewhen it comes time to helpin a roadside emergency.And more modern Jaws of Lifeare actually battery powered.Making them even faster and more portable.But, ultimately, whatmakes this thing so specialis it doesn't create sparks.This control system keepsthe crash passenger safebecause there's no spark topotentially ignite any gasthat has been spilled by a crushed tankor a busted fuel line.(drilling sound)- Yeah! Celebrate!(bang)- So we've set up asimulated emergency situation.Picture this.Nolan Junior spins out on the highway,flips his dad's awesomebrand new 1996 Buick Regal.He's trapped inside.The doors are smashed shut.And the fuel line busted,gas is spilled everywhere.Our firefighting team hasto cut the B and C pillarsin order to safely remove NolanJunior and his passengers.Let's see how theseother cutting tools fare,in a real emergency.- Don't worry Nolan.I'm coming to save you.(sawzall drilling)- I think you've killed him.- I can keep going.- The sawzallwas portable and quick.But it wasn't very precise,'cause it cut into Nolan Junior's head.- Oh.- And on top of that.It shed some sparks,which could have sent thewhole Buick up in flames.- All right. So obviously the sawzall'snot the correct tool for this job.Oh yeah.(angle grinder buzzing)- The grinderwas also very portablebut it wasn't particularly fastand it couldn't make itthrough the whole pillar.Obviously it sent sparks everywhere.- Not very safe for the passenger.It's not maneuverable enoughto navigate the tight spots.So yeah, not good.(upbeat jazz music)- The acetylene torchwasn't particularly portable.And sure, it was quick.But if the car blows up,you're essentially toting aroundanother explosion waiting to happen.- Okay.Oh God Nolan!(water hose)- And well, it also burnedright through Nolan Junior's skull.So, that's not gonna work.- He's gonna have a little bit oftrouble doing math from here on out.- Okay, so quick reviewwe saw sparks, fire,and brain damage and theyweren't even that fast.So let's see with theactual firefighters tool,the Jaws of Life, and see howfast it actually is and safe.Get our new passenger out.Nolan Junior, junior,junior, junior, junior.(upbeat music)It's that easy.Just like that.We've got the pillar out of the way.And Nolan Junior, junior, junior,junior, junior, junior,junior, junior, junioris safe to pull out.But there's still onemore thing left to do.All right, Nolan, I'm here with you.Let's do this.- Let's do this.Give me my sawzall and my beans.(gas generator revving)(upbeat music)- It looks terrible.- Yeah, we cut thedoors off and the roof off.All right. Who wants to go for a ride?- Sure.- Yeah.(upbeat rock music)- If you like watching usplay with expensive tools,check out our $50,000laser rush removal video.If you like this shirt,check out donut media.com and get you one.Y'all have a good one.- You know, kids,we've talked a lot aboutsafety in today's video.And step number one tosafety, is being seen.I don't feel very seen inthis shirt covered in beans.That's why we made thisnews Donut high-vis T-shirt.It's available now on donut media.com.Very bright and fluorescent.And also the text is reflective at night.And you know what?I feel safer already.Get your hi-vis shirttoday, @donutmedia.com.I've never felt more seen.- Okay.Oh God, Nolan.Oh buddy.I'm sorry bud.You're gonna think a little bit differentfrom here on out, I think.