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Ch1 Flashcards

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LAST

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Locate-find the victim
Access- get to the victim
Stabilize-get ready to transport
Transport- get him out of there

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Search and Rescue

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“Finding and aiding people in distress”

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Who do you work for?

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The potential survivor

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How long can search workers effectively work for?

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4-6 hours

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How long can you track at 100%?

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20 minutes

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The ideal SAR worker is…

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P- professional
H- humble
A- able
C- competent 
K- knowledgeable 
S- solicitous (mindful)
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SAR priorities

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  1. Self
  2. Partner
  3. The lost person
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Weakest link theory

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“You are only as strong as the weakest link”

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Aggressive search

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  1. Positive attitude
  2. Believe the clues are in your lane to be found
  3. Want to find all clues
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Search training

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Methodology

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Rescue training

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Diverse training in mountain, water, urban and desert

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Survival and support training

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Land navigation and survival

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Passive search tactics

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  1. Investigating/information gathering
  2. Attraction
  3. Confinement
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Active search tactics

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  1. Human trackers
  2. Dogs
  3. Aircraft
  4. Trained hasty teams
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3 types of searches

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  1. Hasty
  2. Efficient
  3. Thorough
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Hasty Search

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  1. Check the area with highest likelihood of success
  2. Offers immediate show of effort
  3. Focus is on speed over efficiency or thoroughness
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Efficient Search

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  1. Fast systematic
  2. High probability of detection
  3. More efficient as opposed to speed or thoroughness
  4. Employed after or with hasty search
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Thorough Search

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  1. Highest probability of detection
  2. Slowest search
  3. Thoroughness over speed
  4. Victim is presumed to be dead
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Types of stress

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Biogenetic stressors
Environment stressors
Psychosocial stressors
Personality stressors

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Biogenetic stressors

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Caffeine
Alcohol
Tobacco

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Environmental stressors

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Cold/Heat
Confines spaces
Working conditions

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Psychosocial stressors

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  1. Relationships
  2. Conflict with others
  3. Unresolved personal issues
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Personality stressors

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Guilty feelings
Fatigue
Pain
Inexperience

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Acute stress

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  1. Soon after incidents

2. Physical symptoms: fatigue, dizziness, nausea, high heart rate

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Cumulative stress

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  1. Over time (burnt out)
  2. Emotional rather than physical
  3. Symptoms: emotional exhaustion, depression, feeling of low accomplishment

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