How do people get rescued in the mountains

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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 some one 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 your friend will tell the dispatcher what
  happened and where they are. The dispatcher will
  call Rocky Mountain Rescue to go help the hurt
  person...
• Other emergency people such as ambulance,
  firefighters, 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 help Rescuers sometimes
have to leave work or school and drive long
distances to get to the rescue.
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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.
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They carefully takethem back down the mountain
using ropes and other equipment
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...to the ambulance. The ambulance goes to the
hospital where doctors make the person better.
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Patches--RMRG and MRAPatches.jpg
Patches worn by a mountain rescuer