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- Aspects of Rescue Operation
There are different aspects of rescue operations. These are:
- Highway Operations and Vehicle Rescue
- Urban Search and Rescue
- Surface Water Rescue Operation
- Air-Sea Rescue Operation
- Fire Rescue Operation
- Vehicle – Extrication Rescue Operation
- Ground Search and Rescue Operations
1. Highway Operations and Vehicle Rescue:
When carrying out highway and vehicle rescue operations, you must be careful to follow the steps below:
a) Redirect traffic by calling the attention of other drivers to the incident.
b) Make use of emergency lighting like the use of a double trafficator.
c) Make sure you position a caution sign on the road.
d) Make sure you are wearing a reflective jacket or clothing.
2. Urban Search and Rescue:
This type of operation involves victims trapped in collapsed buildings, mines, collapsed trenches, areas where natural disasters have occurred, etc. Since this type of operation involves multi-tasking, most rescue teams are multi-disciplinary and may include personnel from emergency medical services, police, and firefighters.
Tools, used for urban search and rescue operations, include whistles for alerting victims, rescue blankets, saws, jackhammers, drills and ropes, a thermal image camera system, which shows areas of body heat, sniffer dogs, etc.
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