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Hydraulic rescue tool
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<p>Hydraulic rescue tools, also known as jaws of life, are used by <a href="/facts/Emergency_service/mpnoeREI">emergency rescue</a> personnel to assist in the <a href="/facts/Vehicle_extrication/hNrmCuP7">extrication</a> of victims involved in <a href="/facts/Traffic_collision/hW5yXKq3">vehicle accidents</a> or <a href="/facts/Railway_accidents/Qf6YY5Ma">railway accidents</a> and cutting large-sized debris of mild metal structures into smaller pieces for extraction of injured/dead victims out from building rubble in earthquake-raged areas, 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 crashes. </p>