SAR Fundamentals/Survival, body management and fitness

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SAR Fundamentals Manual:
  • Ch.4 "Fitness"
  • Ch.5 "Survival and Body Management"
Basic SAR Skills Manual:
  • Ch.3 "Fitness for SAR"
  • Ch.24 "Survival (Body Management)"


Compare with SAR Fundamentals/Survival skills which focus the doing rather than the body.

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See Question bank Q: The ability to critically self-reflect is an important element of survival? True or False.

A: True


Q: What are some ways to control fear in yourself?

A:

  • Don't flee from a situation
  • Develop self-confidence
  • Increase knowledge/skills
  • Set realistic goals
  • Have a positive mental attitude


Q: Name water treatment methods.

A:

  • Chemical - iodine or chlorine (bleach)
  • Filtration - 0.08 micron
  • boil - at least 1 minute


Q: What are 3 major contributors to loss of body fluids?

A:

  1. exercise
  2. cold dry air
  3. perspiration


Q: What are the 6 necessities of life?

A:

  1. Food
  2. Air
  3. Water
  4. Positive Mental Attitude
  5. Shelter
  6. Rest (mental and physical)



Q: What are the components of physical conditioning?

A: Strength, Agility, Flexibility, Endurance.


Q: Why is it important for SAR workers to be in good physical and mental condition?

A: When a SAR worker becomes disabled, injured or ill, focus is drawn away from the subject.


Q: Why is it important for SAR workers to admit their physical limits?

A: When a SAR worker becomes fatigued or injured, focus is drawn away from the subject.


Q: In a survival situation, which of the necessities of life should be a person's highest priority?

A: Positive Mental Attitude.


Q: What are the major body enemies?

A: Your mind, body temperature, injury, disease or infection.


Q: What are the 5 mechanisms of body heat loss?

A:

  1. Conduction
  2. Radiation
  3. Convection
  4. Evaporation
  5. Respiration


Q: What are the 2 aspects of a Positive Mental Attitude to consider?

A:

  1. the will to live
  2. problem solving capability


Q: What is the body's normal temperature?

A: 37 deg C, 98.6 deg F


Q: What are the elements of total physical conditioning?

A:

  • Strength
  • Agility
  • Flexibility
  • Endurance
  • acronym: SAFE


Q: What's the minimum amount of hours of sleep a responder shoul have?

A: 6


Q: What are the 3 phases for emergency survival?

A: Phase 1: Emergency Response (protect/maintain life)

Phase 2: Continued life support (body management, PMA)

Phase 3: Rescue (signalling, rescue plan)


Q: What are the 3 most important considerations in constructing Emergency Shelters?

A:

  • small and simple, no bigger than needed
  • minimal energy expenditure during construction
  • designed to provide minimal heat loss or heat gain.

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