SAR Fundamentals/Day 3 start up/Content Review

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  1. How do you tell the elevation difference between two adjacent brown lines on a topo map?

  2. How can you tell which way is uphill on a topo map?



  3. Name the 3 degrees of freezing injuries.

  4. Many things in your first aid kit can be improvised using other materials. Name something that can't be improvised.



  5. How many digits of a UTM does a GPS show you?

  6. How many digits are there in a full northing?



  7. On a 1:50,000 topo map, how far in the real world does the space between grid lines represent?

  8. Should the person on a stretcher normally be carried head first of feet first?

  9. On a search, are you more likely to become physically or mentally tired first?

  10. Why is documentation so important in a search?

  11. How many people should you pack your ready pack for?

  12. Where in your pack should the heaviest items go?



  13. How can you determine how far out grid north is from true north on a topo map?

  14. Name the top person in the chain of command in a typical overhead team.

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