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6 Cards in this Set
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Health risks when working on water? |
Drowning Waterborne infections Hypothermia Cold water shock exampl |
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Examples of still and flowing water? |
Still- swimming pools, ponds, lakes, reservoirs and rural flood water Flowing- canals, rivers, coastal waters, sea lochs and rural flood water |
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Hazards with flowing water? |
Laminar flow Strainers Eddies Water force |
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Equipment used for water rescue? |
PPE PFD Hose inflation equipment Floating safety line (50m long) Throw line (25m long) |
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Initial actions at water incident? |
Info gathering Establish safe scene of operations |
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Water incident procedure rescue operations |
Talk Reach Throw |
