SAR Fundamentals/Survival skills

Scope

 * SAR Fundamentals Manual: Ch.7 "Emergency Survival Skills - Improvising"
 * Basic SAR Skills Manual:
 * Ch.25 "Short Term Survival Skills"
 * F-17 "PSAR"

compare with SAR Fundamentals/Survival, body management and fitness (assigned reading)

Objectives
At the conclusion of this lesson the participants:
 * 1) will be able to ...

Time Plan
Total Time: 45 minutes
 * 2013-02: 18 min

Introduce topic title

Introduce Instructor

Present Objectives

queue up FOG SAR slides 748 to 756 (Addendum F Prevention)

Preventive SAR
 * keeping others out of trouble
 * keeping yourself out of trouble

Prevention programs
 * FOG SAR slide 749
 * Lost in the Woods
 * Public education
 * Educating your team
 * Educating yourself

How people get into trouble
 * FOG SAR slide 750
 * FOG SAR slide 751

Characteristics of people that get into trouble
 * FOG SAR slide 752
 * FOG SAR slide 753
 * nearly all survival situations are short term [3]
 * less than 72 hours [3]
 * 98% [3]

Desired traits for outdoor enjoyment
 * FOG SAR slide 754
 * FOG SAR slide 755
 * FOG SAR slide 756
 * personality traits [1]
 * makes decisions [1]
 * improvises [1]
 * adapts to situation [1]
 * makes the best of it [1]
 * prepares [1]
 * hopes for the best, prepares for the worst [1]
 * knows fears, controls them [1]


 * people rarely go out of their comfort zone [3]
 * people who regularly act at the edge of their comfort zone, react better to emergencies [3]

Letting people know your plans
 * hand out trip plan brochures

'queue up FOG SAR slides 527 to 550 (Chapter 25 Short Term Survival Skills) Survival
 * So you're in trouble, now what?

What do you need to survive?
 * survival priorities [1]
 * PMA - will to live
 * Air
 * Clothing/Shelter/Heat
 * Rest
 * 30 hours [3]
 * Water
 * Food
 * Rule of 3's

PMA
 * brain is most important survival tool [1]


 * Survival requires maintaining a ~positive mental attitude~. [1]
 * the will to live [1]
 * problem solving ability [1]
 * PMA alone is not sufficient [1]
 * how to produce
 * education [1]
 * training [1]
 * practice
 * experience [1]


 * mental step of Emergency Management [1]
 * STOP [1]
 * Stop [1]
 * Stop at first sign of danger, to give time to think [2]
 * Think [1]
 * think about immediate and future dangers [2]
 * Observe [1]
 * size up situation [2]
 * Plan [1]


 * controlling fear [1]
 * many strategies [1]
 * face head-on [1]
 * recognize as natural [1]
 * establish nature/cause of fear [1]
 * in self [1]
 * do not physically or mentally run away [1]
 * take control of the situation; don't let it control you [1]
 * expand your comfort zone [1]
 * be prepared, realize it can happen to you [1]
 * have procedures to keep busy mentally or physically [1]
 * realistic goals [1]
 * teamwork [1]
 * affirmative self-talk [1]
 * spiritual faith[1]
 * be informed [1]
 * keep things in perspective [1]
 * in others [1]
 * mutual support [1]
 * leadership [1]
 * avoid resentment [1]
 * avoid chiding [1]
 * accept other's limits [1]
 * comfort [1]
 * avoid letting people feel sorry for themselves [1]
 * involve in simple tasks [1]

Survival Plan


 * phase 1 - emergency response [1]
 * 1st 6 hours [1]
 * protect life [1]
 * priorities and necessities of life [1]
 * first aid [1]
 * protect/inventory equipment [1]
 * conserve body resources [1]
 * water [1]
 * energy [1]
 * heat [1]
 * signal for help [1]
 * build fire [1]
 * PMA vs physical need


 * phase 2 - continued life support [1]
 * maintain physical needs [1]
 * apply survival skills [1]
 * maintain PMA [1]
 * watch for future dangers [1]


 * phase 3 - rescue [1]
 * continue signalling [1]
 * plan self rescue [1]

Improvising
 * FOG SAR slide 528
 * FOG SAR slide 529
 * FOG SAR slide 530

Shelter
 * FOG SAR slide 531
 * FOG SAR slide 532

Consideration for Shelter Building
 * FOG SAR slide 533
 * FOG SAR slide 534
 * FOG SAR slide 535

How Weathe Shelter
 * FOG SAR slide 536

Cold Weather Shelter
 * FOG SAR slide 537

Firecraft
 * FOG SAR slide 538

Location of Fire
 * FOG SAR slide 539
 * FOG SAR slide 540

Fire Making Sources
 * FOG SAR slide 541
 * FOG SAR slide 542

Fire Craft Tips
 * FOG SAR slide 543
 * FOG SAR slide 544

Signalling
 * FOG SAR slide 545
 * FOG SAR slide 546
 * FOG SAR slide 547
 * FOG SAR slide 548

Water
 * FOG SAR slide 549
 * FOG SAR slide 550

Aids

 * non publishable material
 * video Share The Responsibility
 * Trip Plan pamphlets

Question bank
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License
Copyright © 2011, Brett Wuth. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 Canada License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, California 94305, USA.

Reference Material
[1] SAR Skills Handbook: FOG SAR, Field Operating Guide To Search and Rescue, Richard Smith et al., Copyright ERI Canada et al., 2003, first edition, ISBN 0-9734135-0-6, Chapter 24

[2] 'SAR Skills V1.ppt' part of the course materials CD associated with SAR Skills Handbook[1], slides 506-526

[3] Search and Rescue Fundamentals: Basic Skills and Knowledge to Perform Wilderness, Inland, Search and Rescue, D. Cooper et al., 3rd Edition, revised., Copyright 1996 Emergency Response Institute, Inc. et al., ISBN 0-913724-37-8, Chapter 5