SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- Name 4 different types of instruments used to help navigate for ground SAR.
- Can you use a South American compass in North America?
- Is a GPS effective in a canyon?
- 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?
- In a survival situation, which of the necessities of life should be
a person's highest priority?
- What is the body's normal temperature?
- Does cotton work well for cold wet weather?
- What is a disadvantage of waterproof clothing?
- What is a "cat hole" used for?
- How deep should a "cat hole" be?
- If a strange dog approaches you, what would be the correct first reaction?
- What are the 5 methods of heat loss from the body?
- Do you rub (massage) a frost-bit limb? Why?
- Name some safety guidelines for a search near water?
- Is recovering a body an urgent matter?
- Name some items of SAR technology.
- What are the two most common animals used in SAR?
- When conducting a search of a building why must each floor be secured?
- How are multistory buildings searched?
- Which call sign is said first - your station or the station you're calling?
- What is the spoken word for distress in radio communications?
