SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?
- Is a GPS effective in a canyon?
- Name 3 ways that a GPS can fail.
- What four instruments are effective used for foot navigation in the wilderness?
- After how much time does quality of searching begin to wane for an individual?
- 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?
- Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?
- What is your best survival tool?
- What are 3 major contributors to loss of water in the body for SAR workers?
- What is the first line of defense against the rigours of the outdoors?
- List 6 principles of outdoor clothing use and maintenance. (hint: COLDER)
- What can you potentially get from untreated water?
- How long should water be boiled to be safe to drink?
- Name 2 environmental problems found in the Pincher Creek area.
- What is the proper radio term for "end of transmission. I expect a reply"?
- What is an advantage of duplex/repeater?
- 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.
- When conducting a search of a building why must each floor be secured?
- How are multistory buildings searched?
- What is hypothermia?
- At what body temperature (degrees Celsius) is hypothermia considered severe?
