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?
- What are the 3 phases for emergency survival?
- What is your best survival tool?
- What are the layers in layered clothing? What does each layer do?
- Does cotton work well for cold wet weather?
- How long should water be boiled to be safe to drink?
- What should you always carry for personal hygiene in case there is no water to wash with?
- How thick must ice be for a vehicle to drive on it?
- What is an advantage of duplex/repeater?
- What is an advantage of simplex?
- Is recovering a body an urgent matter?
- Using a rope, what is the best way to cross a river?
- Name 4 different types of specialized vehicles used in SAR.
- What does PLB stand for? What does it do?
- True or False? A searcher can enter a person's yard without permission.
- When conducting a search of a building why must each floor be secured?
- What is the number one killer outdoors?
- Name the 3 degrees of freezing injuries.
