Lifting Apparatus (1969)

No titles. Bedford. Various shots show a quick-lift device for car accidents being demonstrated. First we see an upside down crashed car against a wall. The arm of an injured person is seen sticking out from underneath the car. Inflatable rescue apparatus is placed under the car instead of a jack. Two firemen run over with a box and connect hose to the rescue apparatus. The other end is fitted to the exhaust pipe of the fire engine. C/U of man’s foot on accelerate pedal. The exhaust fumes inflate the apparatus, which lifts up the crashed car. Firemen work to free the crash victim from the vehicle and put them on a stretcher. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the new