Technical Rope and Rescue Theory Paper Revision

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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?

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?

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.

The same Signup and view all the answers

What is a vector lift in rescue operations?

Two pulleys and a connector Signup and view all the answers

What is the most likely type of failure in a rescue system according to the text?

Human failure Signup and view all the answers

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

The lead rigger (Rescuer-2) Signup and view all the answers

In the event of a fall, the first preferred method of rescue is

Reach, release, and extricate the subject Signup and view all the answers

A person who has suffered a fall should receive medical attention and be evaluated by a medical professional

Before any other action is taken Signup and view all the answers

If possible, the preferred approach to rescue is

The subject rescues him- or herself Signup and view all the answers

The steps toward co-worker-assisted rescue are

Within minutes Signup and view all the answers

A responder’s priority is the safety of

The subject Signup and view all the answers

Initial contact with the subject should ideally occur

Even if he or she does not appear to be, or does not think he or she is, badly injured Signup and view all the answers

A word used to describe attaching one system to another, such as placing a pre-rigged haul system onto a lifeline, is

Rigging Signup and view all the answers

The resistance of an object to the medium through which or on which it is travelling is known as

Friction Signup and view all the answers

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