Basic Search & Rescue Skills: The Fundamentals Course

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Emergency Response International, Inc. dba ERI Publications and Training

The "Basic Search and Rescue Skills" course consists of a diverse collection of skills and knowledge that has been determined to be essential "must know" basic information for all search and rescue responders. The course is generally tailored to meet the geographic needs of regional or global environments and their specialized SAR needs. After laying the foundation of basic tenets consistent to all SAR response, a local course then concentrates on regionally specific skills and knowledge that will provide the best

combination of attributes for SAR responders in that area. The “basic skills and knowledge” contained within this course text and training program is entry-level information for emergency response, whether the environment is wilderness, rural, urban, or disaster.

Course Content

What is SAR and How Does the Searcher fit in?
Getting involved in SAR
Incident Management & Organizational Structure
Fitness
Handling evidence
Clue Consciousness
Anatomy of a SAR incident
Lost Person Behavior
Search Probability Theory
Tracking
Communications
SAR Resources
Psychological & Stress Problems in SAR
Search
Rescue Gear
Rope Related Skills
Evacuation
Hand & Power Tools for Rescue
Air Operations Observer
Helicopters in SAR
Handling External Influences
Legal Issues and Trends
Preventive SAR Education
Foot Travel for the SAR Worker
The SAR Ready Pack
Survival and Body Management
Clothing
Survival Skills
Specific SAR Environment Problems
Survival First-Aid
Preparedness Kits
Personal Outdoor Equipment
Travel Skills
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