SAR Fundamentals/Evening 4 start-up/Content Review
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- When do you finish gathering background information about the lost subject?
- What four instruments are effective used for foot navigation in the wilderness?
- The difference between true north and magnetic north is known as?
- Will a GPS work well in heavy fog?
- When performing a Widely-Spaced Sound Sweep, how far apart are the searchers?
- What are the 5 basic categories of clues? Give an example of each.
- What is a sound sweep?
- What are the 3 heights for search zones?
- What are the two categories of search techniques? Give an example of both.
- Describe a Type 4 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?
- True or False? Down keeps most of its insulation value when wet.
- The rate of heat transfer through clothing depends on three
factors. What are they?
- Should you drink water straight out of a stream?
- What can you potentially get from untreated water?
- Name some do's and don't's when dealing with wildlife.
- What direction should you point your antenna?
- What is the proper radio term for "end of transmission. I expect a reply"?
- Why are water searches considered high urgency?
- Name some safety guidelines for a search near water?
- Name 4 different types of specialized vehicles used in SAR.
- What does PLB stand for? What does it do?
- When conducting a search of a building why must each floor be secured?
- How are multistory buildings searched?
- What is the number one killer outdoors?
- Name the 3 degrees of freezing injuries.
