SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review

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  1. Name 3 ways that a GPS can fail.


  2. What four instruments are effective used for foot navigation in the wilderness?




  3. The difference between true north and magnetic north is known as?




  4. What are the 5 basic categories of clues? Give an example of each.


  5. What is a sound sweep?




  6. What are the 3 heights for search zones?




  7. What are the two categories of search techniques? Give an example of both.




  8. Describe a Type 4 search




  9. Name and describe the principal characteristic of the 5 types of active search techniques.




  10. Can pacing be practical when measuring distance?


  11. Why is it important for SAR workers to admit their physical limits?


  12. What are the 5 mechanisms of body heat loss?




  13. List 6 principles of outdoor clothing use and maintenance. (hint: COLDER)


  14. True or False? Down keeps most of its insulation value when wet.




  15. What is the minimum distance a latrine should be set up from a base camp?


  16. Should you drink water straight out of a stream?




  17. Name some potential conflicts during a SAR mission


  18. When should you not thaw a frost bite?


  19. At what temperature does shivering stop.




  20. Name some safety guidelines for a search near water?


  21. Is recovering a body an urgent matter?




  22. What does PLB stand for? What does it do?


  23. Name some items of SAR technology.




  24. When searching for a child in an urban setting, how should the residence be treated?


  25. What is the 300-meter rule?




  26. What is a SPOT?


  27. What direction should you point your antenna?




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