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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Public Safety Program instructor showed seniors in the program the correct way to use the Jaws of Life.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Under their class instructors, senior students in the Public Safety Program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center learned how to use the Jaws of Life to remove victims from a vehicle accident on Nov. 16.
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Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Mahoning County Career and Technical Center Public Safety Program senior student listened to the instructor as he explained how to use the Jaws of Life on Nov. 16.
By ABBY SLANKER
Senior students in the Public Safety Program at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center learned how to use the Jaws of Life to remove victims from a vehicle accident on Nov. 16. Students experienced cutting a door off of a vehicle, removing the roof and displacing a dashboard.
The class consisted of 21 students who received training from class instructors and firefighters from Mecca, Liberty, Youngstown, North Jackson, Canfield and Austintown.
Captain Tom O’Hara of the Austintown Fire Department and MCCTC Lead Fire Instructor said this is a great way for the students to learn.
“With us instructing the students, they get to use the Jaws of Life themselves. It’s hands on and that’s the best way for them to learn. This is the fourth year we have done this. It is part of the curriculum,” said Capt. O’Hara.
Jeswald’s Towing in Youngstown donated the three vehicles for this extrication to help the students get real life experience.
“We are beyond grateful for the cars they have donated for this extrication,” Fire Instructor Tom O’Hara said. “Without Jeswald’s dedication and support to the fire service as a whole, these classes would not be possible.”
North Jackson Fire Department and Austintown Fire Department loaned the students their Jaws of Life for the training.
“The goal of the training is to teach the students how to extricate the patient out of the car. This is where they will learn to do that, with these tools in hand. They are learning skills they will use on the job,” Capt. O’Hara said.