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SARTECH II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 3 basic SAR skills? | Search, rescue, survival/support |
| What are the 2 organizations that make up the global SAR system? | International Civil Aviation Organization and the International Maritime OrganizationW |
| What are the 5 International stages of SAR operations? | Awareness, initial action, planning, operations, conclusion |
| Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons are for ___ ; Emergency Location Transmitters are for ___; Personal Locator Beacons are for ____ | maritime; aircraft; individual people |
| In the US, there are two types of SAR regions: | maritime and aeronautical |
| What are the 5 major functional areas of ICS? | Command; Operations; Planning; Logistics; Finance/Administration |
| ICS: The Command Staff is made up of (3) officers | Safety, Liason, INformation |
| ICS: Span of Control at 1 to ___ | 5 |
| ICS: Logistics Section has ___ branch and ___ branch | Support; service |
| ICS: Incident Commander > ___ ___> Section > ____ > Division/Group > ___ > ____ > Single Resource | Command Staff; Branch; Strike Team/Task Force; Unit |
| ICS TITLES: Incident Commander > Command Staff ____ > Section ___ > Branch ____ > Division/Group ____ > Strike Team/Task Force ___ > Unit ___ > Single Resource | Officer; Chief; Director; Supervisor; LEader; LEader |
| ICS: A task force is a ___ of ___ ___ within span of control; a strike team is a ___ of number of ___ kind of resources | Combination; single resources; combination; same |
| If SAR service users assume that a SAR provider will provide a certain level of service, it is called: | engendered reliance |
| 4 things have to be present for negligence suits: | Duty; breach of duty; damages; cause |
| Heat transfer (loss of heat to the environment) happens in 4 ways: | radiation, conduction, convection, evaporation |
| There are 7 necessities of life: | Will to Live; air/oxygen; shelter/clothing/warmth; rest; signals; water; food |
| Two concepts of Positive Mental Attitude are Will to Live and: | whole person concept |
| What are the 4 stages of response to life-threatening situations? | Alarm, reaction, response and options (fight or flight), rest |
| Mnemonic STOP to find answers in a survival situation: | Stay/Stop, Think, Observe, Plan |
| 3 basic types of shelters that can be utilized in an emergency: | Immediate action; temporary; long-term (72+ hours) |
| Tinder ignites at a (low/high) temperature and must be ___ | low; dry |
| Clarification removes ___ from water and purification removes ___ | debris, dirt; bacteria, parasites, viruses |
| Natural fiber materials include (4) | Cotton, wool, silk, down |
| "Cotton kills" refers to: | When cotton gets wet it loses insulation value |
| Waterproof is impermeable to water under ____; then water-repellent, ___ ___, then waterproof and ___ | pressure; water resistant; breathable |
| 5 layers of the clothing layer system: | underneath, wicking, clothing, insulation, shell |
| Purpose of wicking layer of clothing: | control moisture and provide comfort |
| Purpose of insulation layer of clothing: | To trap air between wicking and shell layers |
| Increased activity in water (increases/decreases) rate of inner core cooling | Increases |
| What are the body's primary heat loss areas? (6) | head, neck, sides of chest, groin, sternum, and wrists |
| Phrase "Teach, ___, ____, ___, ___ " is used for all water and ice-related resuces | Reach; throw; row; go |
| Estimate distance in miles to lightening by counting the number of seconds between lightening and thunder and dividing by: | 5 |
| What type of structure is relatively safe from lightning? Type of vehicle? Where should you avoid? | large enclosed structures; fully enclosed metal vehicles with windows rolled up; avoid being near high places and open fields, isolated trees, bleachers, metal fences, water |
| Hypothermia is sometimes called "___" and should be considered the most potentially important outdoor danger that is likely to be encountered | Exposure |
| A person is hypothermic when their core temp is below ___ F | 95 |
| What are the 6 signs of mild hypothermia? | Complaining of feeling cold; frequently wet; shivering; problems with coordination; inability to keep up; difficulty speaking, sluggish thinking |
| What are some signs of severe hypothermia? (___F and below) | 90; shivering stops, exposed skin is blue or swollen; unable to walk; confusion, irrational behavior; careless about protecting themself; muscles become rigid; stupor, slow pulse |
| Because of hypothermia's ability to mimic death, no one should be considered dead until they are: | warm and dead |
| Should you rewarm a patient of severe hypothermia in the field? Mild? | do not treat severe; treat mild |
| Prevention of hypothermia is directed toward reducing ___ ___ and increasing __ ___ | heat loss; heat production |
| What are the three heat-related problems? | Heat cramps; heat exhaustion; heat stroke |
| Heat cramp patient (will/will not) be sweating; treat by: | will; remove from warm environment, give water and electrolytes |
| Heat exhaustion is a systemic problem with symptoms (____); (will/will not) be sweating and skin is ___ to teh touch | headaches, fatigue, dizziness, N/V, cramping; will; cool |
| If heat exhaustion minor, treat in the field; more severe may require ___ | intravenous fluids |
| Heat stroke is considered an ____; the ___ mechanism fails and body temperature increases quickly | emergency; sweating |
| In heat stroke, skin signs are (___); patient (will/ will not) be sweating; treatment is aimed at: | hot, red, dry; will not; lowering body temperature as soon as possible |
| Mountain sickness, aka AMA (___ ___ ___) is not a disease but a : | acute mountain sickness; collection of symptoms |
| What is the altitude that mountain sickness occurs at? | 8,000 feet |
| What is the most common symptom of mountain sickness? | Headache |
| Thirst (is/is not) an accurate indicator of dehydration | Is not |
| What is the minimum equipment that SAR personnel should carry at all times? | 24-hour pack |
| Resources can be categorized into three divisions: | Human and animal; information; equipment and technology |
| Three types of human search resources: | hasty teams, grid search crews, human trackers |
| The efficiency and usefulness of hasty teams are based upon how ___ they respond and ___ of ___ | quickly; accuracy; information |
| The objective of tight grid teams is to search a segment to a high __ __ ___ | probability of detection |
| Sign cutting: | The process of looking for the first piece of evidence from which to track |
| Two types of SARH dogs: | tracking/trailing and air scenting (searching) |
| What is the best source for weather information in the US? | Experienced, current pilot who can access the federal aviation system's weather information |
| What are 4 sources of fixed-wing aircraft? | Military; Civil Air Patrol; government contract; private and volunteer clubs |
| Trunked radio systems can allocate many "___ ___" to a few frequencies | talk groups |
| Two Basic Rules of wilderness travel: Keep body weight ___ and keep sole of foot ____ | directly over the feet; flat to improve traction |
| Scree slopes consist of: | small rocks and gravel that have collected below rock ridges and cliffs |
| Talus slopes are like scree slopes but: | rock pieces are larger |
| Tracking is defined as ____ while sign is ___ | following someone by stringing together a chain of sign; evidence of change from the natural state inflicted by person's passage |
| Tracks are easiest to see when sun is at: | low angle (early in morning/late in afternoon) |
| When a person is walking, they come into contact with the environment every ___-___ inches | 18; 20 |
| SAR exists for one reason only: | to reduce suffering and pain for the missing or injured subject |
| _____ hours is the average usefullness of a field searched per operational period | 4-6 |
| Some "crucials" of search management: search is an ___; maximize probability of ___ in minimum ___; search is a classic mystery; search for ___ and the -__; know if subject ____; grid search as a __ ___ | emergency; success; time; clues; the subject; leaves the search area; last resort |
| Clue detection is based on the combination of the characteristics of: | the sensor, the environment, the search object |
| Effective sweep width is a measure of the effectiveness with which a particular ___ can detect a particular ___ under a specific ___ condition | sensor; search object; environmental |
| "Coverage" is the ratio of area effectively swept to the __ ___; measure of "___" | area searched; thoroughness |
| "Area Effectively Swept" is the measure of the area that was ___ ___ within the limits of speed, endurance, and effective sweep width | effectively searched |
| Probability of Area (aka: ____) is the probability that the search object is: | probability of containment; contained within boundaries of a geographic area |
| Probability of Detection is the probability of the search object being detected, assuming: | it was in teh segment searched |
| Probability of Success is: | the probability of finding the search object with a particular search (measures search effectiveness) |
| Search Area is the smallest area which contains: | all of the possible search object locations |
| A Region is a subset of __ __ based on probability of __ __ ___ | search area; search object's location |
| A Segment is a subset of search area to be searched by specifically assigned ___; chosen based on ____ | resources; suitability for assigning resources |
| Probability of Success Equation: | POS = POA x POD |
| Tactics are also known as " ___" while indirect tactics can be called "___" | searching; investigations |
| Continuous Limited Search is: | search management team continues search on limited basis only; continued investigation |
| Hasty search criteria: | speed |
| Area searches include __ and __ grid searches as well as ___ searches | tight; loose; evidence |
| Grid naming system: 6-guide [right]-30 means: | 6 searchers on a landscape guide (not compass) directing to the right with app 30 feet between searchers |
| What is the type of rope frequently used in SAR? | Kernmantle |
| Static safety factor is the ratio of __ __ to ___ that allows an acceptable margin of safety for predicting loading of a rope rescue system | breaking strength; load |
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Emily017