Chapter 5 Tech Rescue

________ rope rescue operations are situations where the slope of the ground over which the rescuers are working is less than 45 degrees.

• Special
• Technical Rescue
• High-Angle Rescue
• Low-Angle Rescue

________ rope rescue operations include situations in which rope is used to support the rescuers’ load and the slope of the surface where rescuers are operating exceeds 45 degrees.

• Special
• Technical Rescue
• High-Angle Rescue
• Low-Angle Rescue

________ is a system comprising rope hardware and software that is used to protect workers from falling from an elevated position.

• Fall protection
• Mechanical advantage System
• Rope rescue system
• Packaging

A __________ is a constructed system consisting of rope rescue equipment and an appropriate anchor system intended for use in the rescue of a subject.

• Fall protection
• Mechanical advantage System
• Rope rescue system
• Packaging

____________ is a means of safely traveling down a fixed rope with the use of a descent control device. This rescue technique may be required in confined-space enclosures such as storage tanks, tunnels, or process vessels.

• Ascending
• Decending
• Packaging
• Leverage

___________ refers to the process of preparing a victim for movement as a unit, often accomplished with a long spine board or similar device.

• Ascending
• Decending
• Packaging
• Leverage

__________ is rigid, mechanical auxiliary equipment that can include, but is not limited to, anchor plates, carabiners, and mechanical ascent control devices.

• A carabiner
• A rescue harness
• Rope software
• Rope Hardware

__________ comprises flexible fabric components of rope rescue equipment; it includes rope, accessory cordage, webbing, anchor straps, and harnesses.

• A carabiner
• A rescue harness
• Rope software
• Rope Hardware

All rescue-related rope equipment—especially rope—must be manufactured to specific manufacturing standards to be used for rescue purposes. These manufacturing standards can be found in NFPA ___, Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services.

• 1006.0
• 1670.0
• 1983.0
• 1689.0

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