# Presentation: 486727

## Search and Rescue Operations

- Sizeup
- Search involves:
- Locating victims.
- Documenting location.
- Rescue involves procedures and methods to extricate victims

## Decision To Attempt Rescue

- Risk involved to the rescuer
- Greatest good for greatest number of people

## Goals of Search and Rescue

- Rescue greatest number in shortest amount of time
- Rescue lightly trapped victims first

## Effective Search and Rescue

- Effective sizeup
- Rescuer safety
- Victims safety

## Unit Objectives

- Identify sizeup requirements for potential search and rescue situations.
- Describe the most common techniques for searching a structure.
- Use safe techniques for debris removal and victim extrication.
- Describe ways to protect rescuers during search and rescue.

## CERT Search and Rescue Sizeup

- Gather Facts
- Assess Damage
- Consider Probabilities
- Assess Your Situation
- Establish Priorities
- Make Decisions
- Develop Plans of Action
- Take Action
- Evaluate Progress

## Step 1:  Gather Facts

- Consider the:
- Time of event and day of week.
- Type of structure.
- Construction type.
- Weather.
- Hazards.
- Gather facts _accurately_.

## Step 2:  Assess and Communicate Damage

- CERT mission changes if:
- Damage is light.
- Damage is moderate.
- Damage is heavy.
- Consider structure type and age.
- Never enter a structure with heavy damage!

## Search and Rescue

- Slight Damage

## Search and Rescue

- Moderate Damage

## Search and Rescue

- Heavy Damage

## Search and Rescue sizeup

- Personnel
- Tools
- Equipment

## Safety Considerations

- Make _rescuer safety_ your primary concern.
- Use a buddy system.
- Be alert for hazards.
- Use safety equipment.
- Rotate teams.
- Teamwork=Success

## Conducting Search Operations

- Inspect area by:
- Employing search techniques based on sizeup.
- Locating potential victims.

## Conducting Search Operations

## Conducting Search Operations

## Conducting Search Operations

## Conducting Search Operations

- Individual Voids

## Effective Search Methodology

- Indicates rescuer location
- Prevents duplication of effort

## Search Methods

- Call out to victims.
- Use systematic search pattern.
- Stop frequently to listen.
- Triangulate.
- Mark searched areas to document results.
- Report results.

## Conducting Search Operations

## Conducting Rescue Operations

- Primary Functions:
- Creating safe rescue environment
- Lift objects out of the way.
- Use tools to move objects.
- Remove debris.
- Triaging or stabilizing victims
- Removing victims

## Creating a Safe Environment

- Goals:
- Maintain rescuer safety.
- Triage in lightly and moderately damaged buildings.
- Evacuate victims quickly from moderately damaged buildings-minimize injury.

## Precautions to Minimize Risk

- Safe Environment:
- Know your limitations
- Follow safety procedures.
- Remove debris by:
- Leveraging.
- Cribbing.

## Removing Victims

- Types of victim removal include:
- Self-removal or assist.
- Lifts and drags.
- Allow victims to extricate themselves when possible.

## Extrication Method

- Depends upon:
- General stability of immediate environment.
- Number of rescuers available.
- Strength and ability of rescuers.
- Condition of victim.