A rescue tool including a hydraulic jack having an extensible ram and a pivoting handle for pumping the jack so as to extend the ram. The handle has a free end and a socket in the free end. A load-distributing head plate is affixed to the ram. A telescoping arm is affixed to the jack. A load-distributing foot plate is affixed to the arm remote from the jack. A rod is affixed to the foot plate for selective insertion into the socket so as to connect the free end of the handle to the foot plate.