Wednesday, October 1, 2014

SAR OPS: How to handle a dying or deceased victim




Source: Adapted from LandSAR Field Guide 2010, by Steve Schreiber and Stu Allan. Copyright © 2010 by New Zealand Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR). Christchurch, New Zealand. All Rights Reserved. Excerpted with Expressed Written Permission.


Tuesday, September 30, 2014

ROPE RESCUE: How to rig a tripod or gyn

Source: Adapted from Skills for Emergency Services Personnel—General and Disaster Rescue, 5th Edition (AEMS Manual 35), by Emergency Management Australia. Copyright © 2006 by The Commonwealth of Australia. All Rights Reserved. Excerpted with Permission.


Thursday, September 11, 2014

ROPE RESCUE: How to rig an 'A' Frame or Sheerlegs

 Source: Adapted from Skills for Emergency Services Personnel—General and Disaster Rescue, 5th Edition (AEMS Manual 35), by Emergency Management Australia. Copyright © 2006 by The Commonwealth of Australia. All Rights Reserved. Excerpted with Permission.


Friday, August 1, 2014

HELICOPTER OPERATIONS: LZ & rescuer safety protocols



Source: This article was adapted from The Essential Technical Rescue Field Operations Guide, 4th Edition, by Tom Pendley of Desert Rescue Research in Glendale, Arizona. Copyright © 2011.All Rights Reserved. Excerpted with Expressed Written Permission. To purchase a copy of this handy, 196-page, spiral-bound, pocket-sized field guide, point your Internet browser to www.DesertRescue.com or call 1.877.434.4781.





Wednesday, July 16, 2014

SAR OPERATIONS: How to organize and conduct a stretcher evacuation


Source: Adapted from LandSAR Field Guide 2010, by Steve Schreiber and Stu Allan. Copyright © 2010 by New Zealand Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR). Christchurch, New Zealand. All Rights Reserved. Excerpted with Expressed Written Permission.



Tuesday, July 15, 2014

USAR: How to rig a jib pole

Source: Adapted from Skills for Emergency Services Personnel—General and Disaster Rescue, 5th Edition (AEMS Manual 35), by Emergency Management Australia. Copyright © 2006 by The Commonwealth of Australia. All Rights Reserved. Excerpted with Permission.