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?
- What does declination mean?
- How accurate (in meters) is a GPS with and without WAAS?
- Is a GPS effective in a heavy blizzard?
- What are the 5 basic categories of clues? Give an example of each.
- What is a sound sweep?
- What are the 3 heights for search zones?
- What are the two categories of search techniques? Give an example of both.
- Describe a Type 4 search
- Name and describe the principal characteristic of the 5 types of active search techniques.
- Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?
- What are some ways to control fear in yourself?
- What are the 6 necessities of life?
- What are 5 mechanisms by which your body looses heat?
- What percent of you body heat do you lose from your head?
- Name the 4 ways to obtain potable water in the field?
- What is the disadvantage of chemically treating water?
- List 2 potential hazards when SAR responds to a disaster, with collapsed buildings.
- How do you say a large number like "75" on the radio?
- How do pronounce you these numbers on the radio? 3 4 5 9
- Name some safety guidelines for a search near water?
- Is recovering a body an urgent matter?
- What does PLB stand for? What does it do?
- Name some items of SAR technology.
- Name some hazards in an urban SAR setting.
- What is the next step after completing the search of a floor of a building?
- What is hypothermia?
- At what body temperature (degrees Celsius) is hypothermia considered severe?
