Emergency hammer

An emergency hammer or rescue hammer is a simple device for rescue and self- rescue in traffic accidents. The purpose of the emergency hammer is to be able to pursue glass panes of toughened safety glass ( rear and side windows ) relatively safely in an emergency to allow the escape or rescue from a dangerous area.

The emergency hammer is usually made ​​of a plastic body with hand protection, is attached to the top of a tip made ​​of steel, a punch or something similar. Emergency hammers are found in every bus and other public transport, particularly known here are the red devices that are attached between the windows in the vehicle. For the private sector, emergency hammers with integrated belt cutter, which are carried in the vehicle are. Sometimes emergency hammers are integrated with other tools, such as flashlights or knives. This equipment generally have also a belt knife. The predecessor of the currently known emergency hammer was T-shaped and also had a plastic handle, but had at both ends of a metal tip. This model is, however, no longer built in buses and the like for over 20 years.

When the fire department emergency hammers are rarely used, that refers more back to spring grains and glass saw.

Emergency hammer stolen goods are popular because they are also suspended from unattended locations. Therefore, newer models are often attached by a wire to prevent spontaneous takeaway. The wire is located on a spool so that the hammer in an emergency can still be taken up to several meters.

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