Rope Rescue: Principles and Practice, Fifth Edition

NOW IN A NEW EDITION!

Rope Rescue: Principles and Practice, Fifth Edition provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of rope rescue, including scene size-up, personal protective equipment (PPE) and rope rescue equipment, medical considerations, patient evacuation, and special rescue operations. Based on the 2021 Edition of NFPA 1006 (Chapter 5), Standard for Technical Rescuer Professional Qualifications, the Fifth Edition has been significantly revised to reorganize content by awareness, operations, and technician levels.

• A wealth of visual skill drills have been added throughout the book to illustrate step-by-step instructions with photos for completing specific skills.
• The new Size-Up chapter helps define the role of the awareness-level rescuer in scene size-up, including how to interview witnesses to determine victim location and the scope of the incident.
• Expanded coverage of preplanning and hazard identification, risk assessment, and maintaining situational awareness is included in the new edition.
• New content has been added on the SMART method to developing an Incident Action Plan, hazard specific PPE, rope systems equipment, rigging principles, and active fall protection.