Overview

Beginners and advanced rescue technicians will learn from and enjoy this entertaining and educational book. A practical look at rope resuce systems from the point of view of an experienced professional, each chapter features exciting stories and real life situations. The book provides a complete look at team integrity and development issues as well as team efficiency concepts that create a superior survival profile for users. Interesting, current, and sometimes controversial topics within the rescue community are featured throughout. (Keywords: Rescue) ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDER Instructor's Manual, ISBN: 0-7668-0198-5

Full Product Details

Author:   Mike Brown
Publisher:   Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint:   Delmar Cengage Learning
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.20cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9780766801974

ISBN 10:   0766801977
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   13 April 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART ONE- TEAM EARTH: Forward. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Team Concepts. Equipment and System Components. PART TWO- FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, USING GRAVITY AS AN ENGINE: Rigging for Rappelling. Rappelling. Personal Emergency Escape Rope Systems (PEERS). Rigging and Operation of Lowering Systems. PART THREE- FROM BOTTOM TO TOP, USING BRAINS AND MUSCLE AS AN ENGINE: Rigging and Operation of Raising Systems. Ascending. Climbing Above the Anchor for Patient Access. Patient Management. PART 4- FILLING THE PLANE, REACHING PLACES OUTSIDEOF THE VERTICAL ROPE SYSTEM: Tensioned Rope Systems. Other Methods to Achieve Strategical Objectives. The Future.

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PART ONE- TEAM EARTH: Forward. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Team Concepts. Equipment and System Components. PART TWO- FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, USING GRAVITY AS AN ENGINE: Rigging for Rappelling. Rappelling. Personal Emergency Escape Rope Systems (PEERS). Rigging and Operation of Lowering Systems. PART THREE- FROM BOTTOM TO TOP, USING BRAINS AND MUSCLE AS AN ENGINE: Rigging and Operation of Raising Systems. Ascending. Climbing Above the Anchor for Patient Access. Patient Management. PART 4- FILLING THE PLANE, REACHING PLACES OUTSIDEOF THE VERTICAL ROPE SYSTEM: Tensioned Rope Systems. Other Methods to Achieve Strategical Objectives. The Future.

Author Information

Captain Virginia Beach Fire Dept. and the Virginia Department of Fire Programs, Heavy and Tactical Rescue Team. Co-founder of the Tidewater Regional Technical Rescue Team, and Rescue Team Manager with FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Task Force VA-TF2. National Fire Protection Association member of the Technical Committee for Technical Rescue #1670 and Ropes Harnesses and Ancillary Equipment #1983-95. Member International Society of Fire Service Instructors, and Department of Fire Programs Fire Instructor IV, charter member Virginia's Heavy and Tactical Rescue Team. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Rescue Specialist Instructor, and FasT Team Member. Partner in Spec. Rescue International, A High Performance Technical Rescue Training and Consultation Team.

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