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Genre/Form: | Handbooks and manuals Handbooks, manuals, etc |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Slim Ray |
ISBN: | 9780988243507 0988243504 |
OCLC Number: | 844114826 |
Notes: | "A manual for the rescue professional." |
Description: | 264 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
Contents: | Introduction -- Prologue: an accident on the San Marcos River -- 1. Towards a philosophy of swiftwater rescue -- 2. The river: an introduction to hydrology -- 3. Eqipment -- 4. Rigging for river rescue I -- the basics -- 5. Rigging for river rescue II -- anchors, haul systems, and belays -- 6. Rigging for river rescue III -- advanced techniques -- 7. Shore-based rescue -- 8. Boat-based rescues -- 9. In-water rescues -- 10. Helicopters -- 11. Special situations -- 12. Incident command and site organization -- 13. Preparation, pre-planning & prevention --14. Medical considerations -- 15. Searches and recoveries -- 16. Animal rescue -- 17. Swiftwater training -- a suggested program -- 18. Afterword: an analysis of the San Marcos incident -- Appendix 1: Common search and rescue helicopters -- Appendix 2: Helicopter hand signals -- Appendix 3: Death investigation checklist -- Appendix 4: Swiftwater training -- Appendix 5: Pet owners -- Be prepared with a disaster plan! -- Appendix 6: The Anderson sling -- A glossary of swiftwater terms -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Series Title: | Flood fighters series. |
Responsibility: | by Slim Ray. |
Abstract:
"Firefighters, park rangers, search and rescue squad members, EMS administrators, and anyone whose public safety duties include river, flood or swiftwater rescues will find this densely illustrated, fact-filled book to be of tremendous value. It is written to save lives - yours and your teammates as well as those of the people you rescue. Swiftwater rescue is one of the most dangerous types of technical rescue - this book shows you how to stay alive and succeed."--Back cover.
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