SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- How accurate (in meters) is a GPS with and without WAAS?
- Is a GPS effective in a heavy blizzard?
- Name 4 different types of instruments used to help navigate for ground SAR.
- After how much time does quality of searching begin to wane for an individual?
- How many active search techniques are there for searching by foot?
- If you wanted as close to 100% POD as possible, what type of search would you use?
- What does a confinement team do?
- What is a search cube?
- What additional considerations are involved in a night search?
- Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?
- In a survival situation, which of the necessities of life should be
a person's highest priority?
- What is the body's normal temperature?
- What percent of you body heat do you lose from your head?
- What are the layers in layered clothing? What does each layer do?
- What should you always carry for personal hygiene in case there is no water to wash with?
- How can chemically poisoned water be made safe to drink?
- What are a few things do's and don't if you encounter a
bear?
- At what body temperature (degrees Celsius) is hypothermia considered severe?
- What is the number one killer outdoors?
- Name some safety guidelines for a search near water?
- Is recovering a body an urgent matter?
- Name the three types of trained search dogs
- Name 4 different types of specialized vehicles used in SAR.
- When conducting a search of a building why must each floor be secured?
- How are multistory buildings searched?
- What is an advantage of simplex?
- What does the word "repeat" mean on the radio? How do you ask someone to repeat their last transmission?
