SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?
- Name 4 different types of instruments used to help navigate for ground SAR.
- Can you use a South American compass in North America?
- Is a GPS effective in a canyon?
- 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?
- What are the 5 mechanisms of body heat loss?
- What are the 3 phases for emergency survival?
- Does cotton work well for cold wet weather?
- What is a disadvantage of waterproof clothing?
- What is the disadvantage of chemically treating water?
- What is a "cat hole" used for?
- If a strange dog approaches you, what would be the correct first reaction?
- How do pronounce you these numbers on the radio? 3 4 5 9
- Which call sign is said first - your station or the station you're calling?
- 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.
- Name some items of SAR technology.
- What are the two most common animals used in SAR?
- What is the 300-meter rule?
- True or False? A searcher can enter a person's yard without permission.
- What are the 5 methods of heat loss from the body?
- Do you rub (massage) a frost-bit limb? Why?
