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In a rescue system, the most likely type of failure is:
In a rescue system, the most likely type of failure is:
- Human failure (correct)
- Rope breakage
- Descender failure
- Connector cross loading
What is the primary goal of the co-worker-assisted rescue process?
What is the primary goal of the co-worker-assisted rescue process?
- Reach, release, and extricate the subject to a secure location (correct)
- Use as complex and complicated a system as possible to perform rescue
- Wait for local emergency services responders before taking action
- Make the employer look good
What is one advantage of using group rescue methods during co-worker-assisted rescue?
What is one advantage of using group rescue methods during co-worker-assisted rescue?
- The rescuer’s hands remain free to manage the subject (correct)
- If something bad happens, it is more than one person’s fault
- The employer can charge more for the rescue
- More people get to enjoy the rigging process
Forces at the terminating points of a highline are ___________ when the load is mid-span.
Forces at the terminating points of a highline are ___________ when the load is mid-span.
What is a vector lift in rescue operations?
What is a vector lift in rescue operations?
What is the most likely type of failure in a rescue system according to the text?
What is the most likely type of failure in a rescue system according to the text?
In a system where the primary rescuer (Rescuer-1) is suspended on a rope and the lead rigger (Rescuer-2) performs all lowering and raising functions, the primary authority for initiating system operation should be deferred to
In a system where the primary rescuer (Rescuer-1) is suspended on a rope and the lead rigger (Rescuer-2) performs all lowering and raising functions, the primary authority for initiating system operation should be deferred to
In the event of a fall, the first preferred method of rescue is
In the event of a fall, the first preferred method of rescue is
A person who has suffered a fall should receive medical attention and be evaluated by a medical professional
A person who has suffered a fall should receive medical attention and be evaluated by a medical professional
If possible, the preferred approach to rescue is
If possible, the preferred approach to rescue is
The steps toward co-worker-assisted rescue are
The steps toward co-worker-assisted rescue are
A responder’s priority is the safety of
A responder’s priority is the safety of
Initial contact with the subject should ideally occur
Initial contact with the subject should ideally occur
A word used to describe attaching one system to another, such as placing a pre-rigged haul system onto a lifeline, is
A word used to describe attaching one system to another, such as placing a pre-rigged haul system onto a lifeline, is
The resistance of an object to the medium through which or on which it is travelling is known as
The resistance of an object to the medium through which or on which it is travelling is known as
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