SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?
- What four instruments are effective used for foot navigation in the wilderness?
- The difference between true north and magnetic north is known as?
- Will a GPS work well in heavy fog?
- 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.
- How far apart are searchers in a type 3 search?
- Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?
- Name water treatment methods.
- What are the components of physical conditioning? (hint: SAFE)
- True or False? Down keeps most of its insulation value when wet.
- The rate of heat transfer through clothing depends on three
factors. What are they?
- What is the disadvantage of chemically treating water?
- What is a "cat hole" used for?
- Name some do's and don't's when dealing with wildlife.
- 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?
- Is recovering a body an urgent matter?
- Using a rope, what is the best way to cross a river?
- Name the three types of trained search dogs
- Name 4 different types of specialized vehicles used in SAR.
- What is the 300-meter rule?
- True or False? A searcher can enter a person's yard without permission.
- At what temperature does shivering stop.
- What are your muscles doing in
- mild hypothermia?
- severe hypothermia?
