Hybrid: How to handle in an accident

Hybrids are special. And so are their needs to be handled in case of an accident. And with growing market share there is a growing demand for spreading information on this. So more than 300 first
responders from local fire departments and emergency medical technicians (EMT) from northern Ohio's communities will learn standard operating procedures for hybrid vehicles involved in an accident.

Many issues have been raised how EMT units and first responders -- including hybrid owners --
should approach an accident involving a hybrid vehicle to avoid potentially
harmful electric shocks from high-voltage batteries.
For some answers to those questions, the 2006 Cleveland Auto Show is
hosting a safety conference "Hybrid Vehicles, First Respondents Seminar II,"
sponsored by the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers' Association.

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Source: PR News Wire

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