Go On A Rescue

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Go On A Rescue!

• How do people get rescued in the mountains?

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Start of a Rescue

• First, when someone gets hurt, you or a friend
  will go to a phone and call 911 - The Emergency
  Phone Number.
• Many times, cell phones do not work in the
  mountains, so they will have to run to the
  nearest house or ask some one else to go for help.

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How Rocky Mountain Rescue Gets Called

• The person who answers when you call 911 is
  called a dispatcher.
• You or a friend will tell the dispatcher what
  happened and where you are.
• The dispatcher will call Rocky Mountain Rescue to
  go help the hurt person...
• Other agencies such as firefighters, ambulance
  and police will also come.

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Rocky Mountain Rescue drives their truck with all
their rescue gear to the rescue.
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Lots of rescuers come to helpRescuers sometimes
have to leave work or school and drive long
distances to get to the rescue.All rescuers are
volunteers - they come on rescues because they
like to help people, but often it costs a lot of
time and money to do this.
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The rescuers put bandages on the hurt person (who
is called the patient) and put them into a
litter. A litter is a very strong metal carrier
for moving the patient. RMR has lots of
specialized gear to safety carrying someone down
a mountain.
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Sometimes this might involve going down a
vertical cliff. This looks scary, but it is
actually very safe - notice, for instance that
the litter bearers are tied in.
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Walking down a steep hillside is called a scree
evacuation. We use ropes to help the litter get
back down to more level ground.
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...to the ambulance. The ambulance goes to the
hospital where doctors in the emergency room
examine the patient.
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Patches worn by a mountain rescuer