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?
- Name 3 ways that a GPS can fail.
- What four instruments are effective used for foot navigation in the wilderness?
- The difference between true north and magnetic north is known as?
- 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 3 major contributors to loss of water in the body for SAR workers?
- Why is it important for SAR workers to be in good physical and mental condition?
- List 6 principles of outdoor clothing use and maintenance. (hint: COLDER)
- True or False? Down keeps most of its insulation value when wet.
- Name the 4 ways to obtain potable water in the field?
- What is the disadvantage of chemically treating water?
- Name some potential conflicts during a SAR mission
- 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
- Is recovering a body an urgent matter?
- Using a rope, what is the best way to cross a river?
- What is the different between a tracking dog and an air scenting dog?
- Name the three types of trained search dogs
- How are multistory buildings searched?
- Name two hazards in sewers.
- When should you not thaw a frost bite?
- At what temperature does shivering stop.
