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| HIGH ANGLE RESCUE TECHNIQUES TEXT AND FIELD GUIDE PACKAGE
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Third Edition
By
Thomas (Tom) Vines, Carbon County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, Red Lodge, MT
Steve Hudson, Walker County Emergency Management, Lafayette, GA
Description
Knowledge of high angle rescue is vital to many emergency service personnel. High Angle Rescue Techniques' unique step-by-step approach
to instruction facilitates the learning process for both trainers and students. The 3rd edition of High Angle Rescue Techniques offers
the latest in compliance with nationally recognized standards set by NFPA, OSHA, and ANSI.
Contents
Chapter 1 The High Angle Environment
Chapter 2 Personal Equipment and Protection
Chapter 3 Rescue Rope and Related Equipment
Chapter
4 Care and Use of Rescue Rope and Related Equipment
Chapter 5 Use and Care of Basic High Angle Rescue Hardware
Chapter 6 Tying
Basic Knots for Rescue
Chapter 7 Anchoring for High Angle Operations
Chapter 8 Belaying of One-Person loads
Chapter 9 Rappelling
Chapter
10 Basic Ascending Techniques
Chapter 11 Organizing the Team and Managing the Rescue, Medical Considerations for Rescuers*
Chapter
12 Rescue Belaying
Chapter 13 Pickoff Rescue Techniques
Chapter 14 Litters: Packaging and Rigging, Medical Considerations for Litter
Patients*
Chapter 15 Slope Evacuation in Rescue
Chapter 16 High Angle Lowering for Rescue
Chapter 17 Hauling Systems for Rescue
Chapter
18 Towers: Safety Considerations and Rescue Approaches*
Chapter 19 Highlines for Rescue*
Chapter 20 Special Rescue Problems*
Chapter
21 Helicopter Operations for the Rescue Technician *
Chapter 22 Testing of Rescue Systems and Equipment*
Appendix A Standards
Setting Organizations and Further Reading
Appendix B High Angle Skills Checklists
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 432 pages, publication date: AUG-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-01914-9
ISBN-10: 0-323-01914-5
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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