SAR skills handbook
Subtitle: basic search and rescue skills : a practitioner's guide to search and rescue
By: written by Richard Smith, Patrick "Rick" LaValla, Rick Hood, Norm Lawson, Guy Kerr ; contributors, Darly Black, Mike Cook, Dave Hanna, Rick Henderson, Chris Long, Diane Smith, Lowell Summers ; developed by: ERI Canada Inc. and ERI International Inc
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: ERI Canada Inc.; ERI International Inc.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Canada]; Olympia, WA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780973413502
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Search and rescue operations; Emergency management
Description: "Serves as a basic SAR skills student training manual and/or field book (field operating guide)"--Publisher's website.
Table of contents: title: Section A.; title: Introduction.; title: Preface ;; title: SAR Overview ;; title: Getting involved with SAR -- -- Section B.; title: Outdoor Skills, equipment.; title: Fitness for SAR ;; title: Clothing ;; title: Outdoor/SAR equipment ;; title: Field health and hygiene ;; title: Navigation ;; title: Foot travel ;; title: Environmental hazards in SAR ;; title: Animal, insect, snake hazards ;; title: First aid -- -- Section C.; title: Search.; title: Search management crucials ;; title: Search area/Confinement ;; title: Lost person behavior ;; title: Search tactics and resources ;; title: Search principles and techniques (How to search) ;; title: Search team leader ;; title: Tracking ;; title: Inland water search ;; title: Evidence handling -- Section D.; title: Rescue.; title: Rope rescue equipment ;; title: Rope knots and skills ;; title: Rescue and evacuation -- -- Section E. Survival.; title: Survival (Body management) ;; title: Short term survival skills -- -- Section F:; title: Addendums.; title: Callout/Check-in ;; title: Check out, post mission ;; title: Critical incident stress ;; title: Communications ;; title: SAR technology ;; title: Helicopter operations ;; title: Air observer guidelines ;; title: Cold weather nutrition ;; title: Hypothermia ;; title: Snowmobile/winter SAR ;; title: SAR transportation ;; title: Mountain bike SAR ;; title: Search management actions ;; title: ICS orientation ;; title: Legal aspects;; title: Urban search ;; title: PSAR ;; title: Basic SAR skills benchmarks ;; title: Bibliography -- Section G.; title: Forms and charts.; title: Patient information ;; title: Tracker form;; title: Search log ;; title: Wind chill calculation chart ;; title: Radio frequencies ;; title: Telephone numbers.