Hurst Tool Technique for
Removing Doors Simultaneously
Effective when:
 Side impact has the front door pushed up
against the victims legs.
 Front impact has the B-post blocking access
to the victim.
 Anytime removing both doors is necessary.
 Front door damaged to the point that it is
difficult or not possible to force.
Getting started:
 Stabilize the scene,
vehicle, and the victim
 Remove all the vehicle
glass
 With spreaders, force
the rear door from the
Nader pin/Latch pin
Once rear door is forced:
 Expose the seatbelt
mechanism at the
bottom of the B-post
 Place cutters under the
mechanism and make
as deep of cut as
possible into the Bpost
 Cut the top of the Bpost
After cuts are made:
 With the spreaders,
place one tip on the
rocker panel and the
other near the bottom
hinge of the rear door.
 Start to spread. You
may need to readjust
the spreaders or make
a 2nd cut in the
bottom of the B-post
End result:
 Once you begin
spreading, the entire
B-post should start to
rip away from the
rocker panel,taking
with it the rear door
and the front door as
one piece