Fire-Rescue

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Primary search

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is the first search of an are done in a quick and systematic fashion. Working in teams of two or more, focusing search to any suspected areas where a victim my be. Stay low, with full PPE, and a forcible entry tool.
» Stop and listen for victims as you search
» Maybe done before or during suppression
» Follow a side, right or left, and follow that wall around

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Secondary search

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is a slower and more systematic search, which is usually conducted after fire is controlled and smoke and heat conditions have improved.

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Cradle in arms

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» Use for conscious children and small adults
» Place one arm under the victim's knees and the other across back, keep back straight as you lift the victim waist high.

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Seat carry

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» Use when there are two rescuers and you are able to stand
Step 1: Bring patient to sitting position.
Step 2: Rescuers link arms across back, forming like the back of a chair.
Step 3: Both rescuers reach under victim's knees, stand and lift patient, again forming a chair.

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Two fire fighter extremity carry

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Step 1: One rescuer kneels at victims head the other at the feet.
Step 2: Rescuer at the head, slips their arm under patients arms and around chest, grabbing patient's wrists.
Step 3: Second rescuer kneels with feet together between patient's legs and grabs just under the knees
Step 4: Stand and carry

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Chair carry

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Step 1: Sit patient on chair, or slip a chair under the patient
Step 2: One rescuer lifts front legs and other lifts back of chair.
Step 3: Lift and carry

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There are four main types of carries

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cradle-in-arms carry, seat carry, two fire fighter extremity carry, and chair carry.

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There are three main types of drags

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incline, blanket, and clothes.

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Incline drag

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» Use to move patient down stairs
Step 1: Face patient up
Step 2: Grasp under patient's arms and grab wrist.
Step 3: Stand and let some of the patients weight rest on you as you drag.

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Blanket drag

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Step 1: Log roll patient onto blanket
Step 2: Wrap like a burrito
Step 3: Drag end by head

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Clothes drag

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Step 1: Grab clothes behind patient's head, in the collar area
Step 2: Lift with legs and walk backwards as you drag

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Cribbing

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use to stabilize vehicles and support roofs and ceilings. Cribbing is usually wooden 2 by 4 or 4 by 4 blocks.

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Shoring

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is a series of timber or jacks use to stabile walls or side of trenches.

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block and tackle

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● block-wood or metal frame containing one or more pulleys
● tackle-assembly of ropes and blocks that the line passes through to multiply the pulling force

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Pneumatic equipment

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otherwise known as air-powered tools can use SCBA, comprssors, and apparatus air break system. Air chisels has a variety of bits and operates at 100 to 150 psi.

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To prevent vehicle horizontal movement

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1. Chock the wheels
2. Shut off the vehicle
3. Set break and put transmission in park
4. Donot rely on the vehicle's mechanical system as the only stabilizaion source

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Always assume that electrical equipment and wires are

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energized and dangerous

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water emergency-rescue-

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where the patient is floudering, or has been submerge for a short time

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water emergency-recovery-

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when the patient has been submerge for so long that he or she is probably dead

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Most common problem with patients stuck in trench?

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reduce ability to breath

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A thorough search should be conducted at ______ structural fire

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any/all

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Base your searching ability on

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1. The building and its surrounding
2. Stucture integrity
3. Size of fire
4. The probability of any living occupants inside
5. Estimate of search time required

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House is burning down to the ground, number one is

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rescue