SAR Fundamentals/Day 3 start up/Content Review

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  1. How can you tell which way is uphill on a topo map?

  2. On a topographic map, how would an impassible elevation change appear?



  3. Many things in your first aid kit can be improvised using other materials. Name something that can't be improvised.

  4. What is the first sign of hypothermia?



  5. What is the easting of the central meridian of every UTM zone?

  6. How many digits are there in a full easting?



  7. On a 1:50,000 topo map, how many centimeters would represent 1 km?

  8. Who calls the lift or lower during a stretcher carry?

  9. When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?

  10. What methods/tools are useful to document activities, evidence or clues?

  11. How much water should you have?

  12. How many hours should your ready pack be able to support you?



  13. Are true north and magnetic north the same thing?

  14. You have been called to help with a search. To whom do you first report when you arrive at the command post?

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