Low
Angle Rope Rescue Outline
Low angle rescue techniques
differ from high angle skills in more rescue personnel at risk on the litter,
more tension on the ropes, but less potential for free falls during a major
system failure. These techniques are usually used by fire departments and
mountain rescue teams for over an embankment, or mountain rescue
situation.
Introductions:
Trainer and Students
Training Overview:
Goals,
Scenario Locations, Critiques
Equipment:
Strengths, Weaknesses, Care, Retiring gear
Knots:
Figure of 8 family, Safety knots, Water knot, Double fisherman's
Anchors:
Full
strength Trees Vehicle Load
sharing Rocks
Buildings
Snow Load distributing
Belay:
Personal Load: Figure 8, Munter, Tree wrap
Rescue Load: Munter, PMP, Load release, Tandem Prusiks
Patient Packaging:
Litters
, SKED, Patient Harness
Lowering:
Single body weight
Rescue loads
Switching to raise
Raising:
Counterbalance
1:1 w/ratchet
Mechanical Advantage
Change of Direction:
Forces in system
Tag Lines
Track Lines
Rappelling:
Arm Wrap
Dulfersitz
Figure 8
Brake Rack
John Peleaux
- Innovative Access, Inc.
719-783-3530 Innovative.access@juno.com
- www.innovative-access.com
