SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- What does declination mean?
- How accurate (in meters) is a GPS with and without WAAS?
- Is a GPS effective in a heavy blizzard?
- 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 the 4 mental steps of emergency management? (Hint - STOP)
- Name water treatment methods.
- What are 5 mechanisms by which your body looses heat?
- What percent of you body heat do you lose from your head?
- What is a "cat hole" used for?
- How deep should a "cat hole" be?
- List 2 potential hazards when SAR responds to a disaster, with collapsed buildings.
- What is the first sign of hypothermia?
- When should you not thaw a frost bite?
- Is recovering a body an urgent matter?
- Using a rope, what is the best way to cross a river?
- What are the two most common animals used in SAR?
- What are the benefits of LED lights over older forms of lighting?
- When searching for a child in an urban setting, how should the residence be treated?
- What is the 300-meter rule?
- Which call sign is said first - your station or the station you're calling?
- What is the spoken word for distress in radio communications?
