SAR Fundamentals/Day 3 start up/Content Review
From PCSAR
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- A brown line on a topo map says 4500. Which direction is downhill?
- How do you tell the elevation difference between two adjacent brown lines on a topo map?
- Name 4 of the "umbles" that are warnings of possible hypothermia.
- What are the 3 system in the body affected by hypothermia?
- Who calls the lift or lower during a stretcher carry?
- What methods/tools are useful to document activities, evidence or clues?
- What does a Northing represent?
- How many digits of a UTM does a GPS show you?
- What is the scale of the topo maps typically used in SAR, developed by the Canadian Government?
- Who calls the lift or lower during a stretcher carry?
- When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?
- What methods/tools are useful to document activities, evidence or clues?
- What is a reasonable size for a ready pack?
- How much should your ready pack weigh?
- Are true north and magnetic north the same thing?
- You have been called to help with a search.
To whom do you first report when you arrive at the command post?
