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This book can assist anyone - tripleader or professional - who safeguards others in the outdoors. All the aspects of search and rescue are covered, from knowing how to save your own party to planning a multi-day search, from deploying rescue systems to coping with the paperwork and public... read more
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First Sentence edit
Rescue acts out a heroic myth of cheating death and outsmarting the gods.
Table of Contents edit
Editor's Note
Preface
Acknowledgements
Prologue: At Night on Mt. Watkins
I. The History and Philosophy of Search and Rescue
1. Historical Notes
2. The Core Elements of Search and Rescue
II. Search Management
3. The Basics of Search Management
4. SAR Preplanning
5. First Notice
6. Planning and Strategy
7. Tactics
8. Victim Evacuation and Mission Suspension and Critique
9. Administrative Considerations
III. Tools
10. Ropes
11. Knots
12. Harnesses and Seat Slings
13. Ascending Techniques
14. Descending Techniques
15. Anchor Points
16. Anchor Systems
17. Vehicles and Rigging for Transporting the Injured
IV. Rescue Systems
18. Lowering Systems
19. Raising Systems
20. Tyrolean and Rope Tensioning Systems
21. Helicopter Technique
22. Whitewater SAR
23. Snow and Ice SAR
24. Avalanche Search and Rescue
25. Cave SAR
26. Field Medical Considerations
Final Thoughts: Back to the Real World
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tim J. Setnicka (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Kenneth Andrasko (Editor)
- Valerie Cohen (Illustrator)
- Judith DuBois (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1980
ISBN: 0910146217
Page Count: 640
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1980
ISBN: 0910146217
Page Count: 640
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- Dewey: 613.69
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