It is critical to perform a thorough size-up when responding to an incident where air bags are going to be deployed. Potential hazards to members must be recognized and mitigated as soon as possible.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordered a Tennessee air bag manufacturer to recall 67 million products, but the company has refused to comply, according to a letter the government ...

Air bag lifting capacity is based on simple physics. The operating pressure of the bag, in pounds per square inch (PSI), is multiplied over the entire surface area of the bag to equal lifting force.