SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?
- 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.
- 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?
- What are the 5 basic categories of clues? Give an example of each.
- 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?
- How deep should a "cat hole" be?
- What is the minimum distance a latrine should be set up from a base camp?
- What are a few things do's and don't if you encounter a
bear?
- What is the spoken word for distress in radio communications?
- What is a SPOT?
- Using a rope, what is the best way to cross a river?
- True or False? The narrowest part of a river or stream is usually the best place to cross.
- What are some problems with gadgets and gizmos in SAR?
- What are the drawbacks of battery powered devices?
- When conducting a search of a building why must each floor be secured?
- How are multistory buildings searched?
- At what body temperature (degrees Celsius) is hypothermia considered severe?
- What is the number one killer outdoors?

