(SOR) Light Search and Rescue Operations Lesson

Light Search and Rescue Operations Lesson 

The disaster has passed. You are safe now - right? Wrong! Many more people are injured after the tornado is gone or the earthquake has ended. Structures collapse. Fires and electrical hazards are everywhere. And people are calling out for help. You want to help, but how? Many people are injured and killed trying to help others after major disasters. Remember, you can't help anyone if you get yourself hurt! This lesson will teach you the basics of search and rescue. Someday this information could literally save your life!

 

Watch the presentation below to learn more about Search and Rescue.

 

Time For Some Reading!

Read Participants Manual Unit 5 below. Complete the Unit 5 Worksheet Links to an external site. while reading.

 

 

Video Learning Time

You will now watch a series of videos. Please download the Safety after the Disaster, Victim Carries and Victim Extraction handouts to complete as a watching guide as you view the video. You will need to complete these as you watch the video series.

 

• Safety after the Disaster Worksheet Links to an external site.
• Demonstrating Victim Carries Worksheet Links to an external site.
• Victim Extraction Worksheet Links to an external site.

 

 

Let's check to see what you have learned so far! Complete the activity below:

 

 

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