SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- On a search, are you more likely to become physically or mentally tired first?
- Is a GPS effective in a heavy blizzard?
- Name 4 different types of instruments used to help navigate for ground SAR.
- Can you use a South American compass in North America?
- 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?
- When performing a Widely-Spaced Sound Sweep, how far apart are the searchers?
- Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?
- Why is it important for SAR workers to admit their physical limits?
- What are the 5 mechanisms of body heat loss?
- What are the layers in layered clothing? What does each layer do?
- Does cotton work well for cold wet weather?
- Why is it important to stay well hydrated?
- Name the 4 ways to obtain potable water in the field?
- How thick must ice be for a vehicle to drive on it?
- What phrase on the radio indicates an urgent safety message, but not an emergency?
- How do you say a large number like "75" on the radio?
- Is recovering a body an urgent matter?
- Using a rope, what is the best way to cross a river?
- Name some items of SAR technology.
- What are the two most common animals used in SAR?
- When searching for a child in an urban setting, how should the residence be treated?
- What is the 300-meter rule?
- At what temperature does shivering stop.
- What are your muscles doing in
- mild hypothermia?
- severe hypothermia?
