Chapter 10 - Ice Rescue Technician

Question 1

Squeezing the air from the lower to the higher areas of the suit, releasing trapped air from the neck area. This reduces the chance of a suit inversion in the water

Answer 1

Burping an immersion suit

Question 2

Small spikes that can be attached to the sole of a boot or fin to provide traction to walking rescuers on ice

Answer 2

Crampons

Question 3

Standard SCUBA fins, but with a larger foot pocket to allow larger boots to be used. Very effective with an immersion suit when swimming in open water

Answer 3

Drysuit fins

Question 4

Small, ice-specific craft pushed onto the ice by rescuers. It spreads the weight effectively and lets rescuers operate with flotation, which is built into the pontoon

Answer 4

Ice-rescue-pontoon-style sleds

Question 5

A small device twisted into the ice surface to be used as an anchor. Very quick to deploy and offers good strength in fairly thin ice.

Answer 5

Ice Screw

Question 6

An assembly used to haul ice rescue victims up and across the ice, with some commercial models offering built-in flotation.

Answer 6

Rescue sling

Question 7

Rope used to physically connect the rescuer to the shore, with control of the rope by the shore crew. Used to pull the ice rescuer back to shore when signaled to, and to help remove the victim and rescuer from the ice.

Answer 7

Tether line

Question 8

A training prop with the flotation characteristics adjusted to provide more realistic training. It will sink if contact is lost by the rescuer

Answer 8

Water rescue mannequin

Question 9

An operations-level ice rescuer transitioning to technician level has many major tasks to learn.

a) True
b) False

Answer 9

b) False

Question 10

Technician-level training focuses on avoiding operations in or on the same hazard that has put the victim in danger.

a) True
b) False

Answer 10

b) False

Question 11

Which type of PFD is ideal for use with a vinyl-fabric ice rescue suit?

a) None- the suit has sufficient inherent buoyancy
b) Type III with buckles
c) Type III with zippers
d) Type V

Answer 11

b) Type III with buckles

Question 12

What are metal spikes or cleats that can be attached to the soles of the feet for use in ice rescue called?

a) Runners
b) Piolets
c) Crampons
d) Cleats

Answer 12

c) Crampons

Question 13

What advantage does a cinch ring have over a webbing sling for securing a victim in icy water?

a) No effort is required on the part of the victim
b) It can be attached to any part of the victim’s body
c) It offers a degree of flotation
d) It does not tether the victim to the rescuer

Answer 13

c) It offers a degree of flotation

Question 14

Which is a disadvantage of using a ring buoy to remove a victim who has fallen through thin ice?

a) Additional flotation will be needed
b) Two rescuers must enter the water
c) A rope tether is required
d) The victim is not securely fastened to the ring

Answer 14

d) The victim is not securely fastened to the ring

Question 15

Which is a correct statement about the use of an ice rescue sled?

a) The sled is useful primarily for dragging personnel and equipment across the ice.
b) The rescuer lies alongside the victim on the sled
c) The sled is not designed to float under the load of a victim.
d) A rope tether is used to pull the sled to shore.

Answer 15

d) A rope tether is used to pull the sled to shore.

Question 16

Using a Stokes basket to pull a victim up and out of an ice hole is quicker than using a rescue sled.

a) True
b) False

Answer 16

b) False

Question 17

Which is a component of the 2:1 mechanical advantage removal system for use in a long-distance ice rescue as described in the text?

a) Halligan
b) Anchor Plage
c) Self-tending pulley
d) Prussik

Answer 17

a) Halligan

Question 18

Which is an acceptable anchor for use in an ice rescue mechanical advantage system?

a) Ice screw
b) Piton
c) Ice axe
d) Pick-head axe

Answer 18

a) Ice screw

Question 19

If ice rescuers arrive at a scene with multiple victims, which one of these actions should they perform first?

a) Create anchor points for tethers
b) Await arrival of additional resources
c) Perform triage of victims
d) Provide flotation for victims

Answer 19

d) Provide flotation for victims

Question 20

Which is a common complication associated with multiple-victim ice rescue operations?

a) Failed bystander rescue attempts
b) Lack of anchor points
c) Crossing tether lines
d) Overloading of the ice

Answer 20

c) Crossing tether lines

Question 21

Which tool is recommended for cutting ice?

a) Air Chisel
b) Chain Saw
c) Rotary Saw
d) Axe

Answer 21

b) Chain Saw

Question 22

During an ice rescue auto extrication operation, what is the function of a “clothesline” that runs to and from the shore to a pulley attached to an ice screw?

a) Provide a mean of pulling victims to shore
b) Provide an attachment point for taglines
c) Shuttle equipment from shore to the car
d) Stabilize the vehicle

Answer 22

c) Shuttle equipment from shore to the car

Question 23

Which action is suggested when weather conditions produce ice that is too thick for realistic training?

a) Score the ice with a chainsaw
b) Train on ice with a current underneath
c) Heavily salt the ice a day in advance
d) Perforate the ice with an ice auger

Answer 23

a) Score the ice with a chainsaw

Question 24

In the case of an animal fallen through ice, it is recommended that no action be taken that requires rescuers to venture onto the ice.

a) True
b) False

Answer 24

b) False

Question 25

The typical emergency that most ice rescuers will face is people who have:

a) fallen through rotten ice.
b) wrecked an automobile into ice
c) become stuck in clear ice
d) fallen in while fishing

Answer 25

c) become stuck in clear ice

Question 26

It is recommended that ice rescue suits be used with a Type III or Type _______ personal floatation device.

a) I
b) II
c) IV
d) V

Answer 26

d) V

Question 27

Metal spikes or cleats that can be attached to the soles of the shoes or fins with straps are called:

a) diggers
b) ice picks
c) stabilizers
d) crampons

Answer 27

d) crampons

Question 28

When wearing an immersion suit, letting the feet and legs drop first into the water reduces the possibility of:

a) breaking more ice
b) hypothermia
c) inverting once in the water
d) effectively rescuing a victim

Answer 28

c) inverting once in the water

Question 29

_______ are the best way to provide traction for rescuers moving across ice on their stomachs.

a) ice awls
b) Ice bats
c) oars
d) sticky gloves

Answer 29

a) ice awls

Question 30

Purging the air up and out of an immersion suit is called:

a) “exhaling the suit”
b) “floating the suit”
c) “lightening the suit”
d) “burping the suit”

Answer 30

d) “burping the suit”

Question 31

Rescuers must ensure that ______ is established before rigging any sling, webbing or sled.

a) negative floatation
b) positive flotation
c) free will floatation
d) adjacent flotation

Answer 31

b) positive flotation

Question 32

Using _____ helps keep the victim drier, keeps the mouth away from any standing water, and allows a speedier return to shore.

a) a stokes basket
b) an ice rescue sled
c) a victim-donned dry suit
d) a float coat

Answer 32

b) an ice rescue sled

Question 33

A small device that can be twisted into the ice surface and used for an anchor is called a(n):

a) Ice pencil
b) rescue screw
c) Ice screw
d) water pick

Answer 33

c) Ice screw

Question 34

It is important to have ice rescue rapid intervention crews in place during ice rescue incidents.

a) True
b) False

Answer 34

a) True