WorksheetsRope Rescue Operations Quiz 16
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Whenever possible, rope rescue operations should begin by approaching from:
above the subject.
below the subject.
the side of the most severely injured subject.
an oblique angle to the anchorage.
A friend in training asks what approach you would least want to take in a cliffside rope rescue, and you immediately say:
Walking across rugged, sloped terrain.
Using a highline.
Being lowered from above.
Free-climbing from below.
Which of the following is a safety concern for the rope rescuer when the rescuer approaches a conscious subject on a ledge?
The subject should jump to rescue if able.
The subject should not be permitted to grab the rescuer.
The rescuer should hydrate before leaving the ledge with the subject.
The subject should have verbal contact with family first.
When heading to rescue a 20-year-old female rock climber who is stranded on the top of a narrow peak, just below a nearby cliff, the rescuer should never assume that:
she has on a safety harness.
she will stay there.
she will be calm and patient.
she will be able to climb once given some aid.
A pickoff rescue skips using a:
rope.
litter.
harness.
belay.
An advantage of pickoff by rappelling and lowering is that:
the rescuer’s hands remain free.
the subject is in a lowered litter.
the subject can help climb out.
the rescuer does not need a harness.
Rain gear during a rope rescue is:
required to be bright orange.
usually forbidden by the AHJ.
always optional.
considered PPE.
Safely transferring a suspended subject from their own rope system to your own rope system will often involve a haul system to raise them about their own rope with the use of:
a locking carabiner.
a Prusik or rope grab.
a shoulder harness.
two extra rope systems.
One difference between operations-level rescuers and technician-level rescuers in managing a loaded litter is that:
operations-level rescuers use more advanced techniques.
technician-level rescuers require less training.
operations-level rescuers can manage without a team.
technician-level rescuers have more specialized skills.
