Section 4 Raising and Lowering Environments

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Section 4 Raising and Lowering Environments

• Low angle
• Rescuer and victim not solely supported on rope
• Litter use,
• 4 rescuers to assist in carrying up slope

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Environments

• High angle
• Rope supports rescuers and victim
• Above or below grade
• May need to do pick-off maneuver
• victim uses harness or litter

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Litters

• Metal with wire basket (Stokes)
• Molded plastic
• Use pre-rigged slings or rope
• Care of connecting carabiners directly to litter
• Use webbing to connect

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Litters
Litter Spider
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Litters

• Try to lift litter horizontally if possible
• If not, use SKED type litter to lift vertically
• Use a litter attendant with the litter if at all
  possible

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Knots

• Joining knots
• Becket /Sheet bend
• Double Fisherman
• Fig. 8
• Water knot
• Clove hitch
• Prussik

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Knots

• Loop forming Knots
• fig. 8 w/ follow through
• Fig. 8 on bight
• Double Fig. 8
• Bowline
• Loop
• Mariner Hitch

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Knots
Bowline
Bowline on bight
Clove hitch
Double Fisherman
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Bowline and Clove Hitch
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Knots
Fig. 8
Prussik
Sheet Bend
Fig. 8 on a bight
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Figure 8 and Double Fisherman
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Knots
Pile hitch
Timber
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Knots