TEEX ROPE RESCUE STUDY EXAMS GUIDE ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How many mountaineering accidents occurred annually on average between 1990
and 2017? - ✔✔144
✔✔What is the Fall Protection Equation? - ✔✔Fall protection = (Length of Fall)/(Length
of Fall Arrest System)
✔✔What are some things a rescuer should do to promote an environment? - ✔✔Safety,
calm, empowerment, connection, hope
✔✔What is a way to promote empowerment with a victim? - ✔✔Assign them a task
✔✔What shoukd rescuers always be prepared for? - ✔✔Victims who do not react well
✔✔How quick Can suspension trauma occur? - ✔✔5 minutes
✔✔What is a way to prevent suspension trauma? - ✔✔Choose the right harness
✔✔Class E (electrical) helmets protect what? - ✔✔The head
, ✔✔How do safety/belay lines aid in fall protection? - ✔✔Backup
✔✔How do travel restrict systems aid in fall protection? - ✔✔Keep you Away from the
edge
✔✔How do fall arrest systems aid in fall protection? - ✔✔Keep you from hitting the
ground
✔✔What are some examples of passive protection systems? - ✔✔Fencing, signage,
nets
✔✔What are the four phases of rescue? - ✔✔Rescue preparedness, emergency
response, tactical operations, termination
✔✔What is the victim survivability profile? - ✔✔To determine the likelihood that the
victim will survive
✔✔Who develops an IAP? - ✔✔incident commander (IC)
✔✔What is another name for the hot zone? - ✔✔Restricted
✔✔What is another name for the warm zone? - ✔✔Limited zone
✔✔What is another name for the cold zone? - ✔✔Support
✔✔What zone is Decon in? - ✔✔Warm zone
✔✔Before climbing, rescue personnel should? - ✔✔Review the climbing checklist to
ensure all safety aspects have been considered
✔✔What is a major part of the climbing checklist? - ✔✔Climbing route and self-rescue
plan has been discussed
✔✔Rescuers should always follow their _____ when climbing? - ✔✔Authority having
jurisdictions procedures
✔✔What is lead climbing? - ✔✔When the teacher ascends a structure or rock face that
requires placing artificial anchors during the climb
✔✔What is the brake hand? - ✔✔Hand the rescuer used to control the rate of descent,
usually the dominant hand
✔✔What is a bottom belay? - ✔✔A pull on rappel rope from a position below the
rappeler
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔How many mountaineering accidents occurred annually on average between 1990
and 2017? - ✔✔144
✔✔What is the Fall Protection Equation? - ✔✔Fall protection = (Length of Fall)/(Length
of Fall Arrest System)
✔✔What are some things a rescuer should do to promote an environment? - ✔✔Safety,
calm, empowerment, connection, hope
✔✔What is a way to promote empowerment with a victim? - ✔✔Assign them a task
✔✔What shoukd rescuers always be prepared for? - ✔✔Victims who do not react well
✔✔How quick Can suspension trauma occur? - ✔✔5 minutes
✔✔What is a way to prevent suspension trauma? - ✔✔Choose the right harness
✔✔Class E (electrical) helmets protect what? - ✔✔The head
, ✔✔How do safety/belay lines aid in fall protection? - ✔✔Backup
✔✔How do travel restrict systems aid in fall protection? - ✔✔Keep you Away from the
edge
✔✔How do fall arrest systems aid in fall protection? - ✔✔Keep you from hitting the
ground
✔✔What are some examples of passive protection systems? - ✔✔Fencing, signage,
nets
✔✔What are the four phases of rescue? - ✔✔Rescue preparedness, emergency
response, tactical operations, termination
✔✔What is the victim survivability profile? - ✔✔To determine the likelihood that the
victim will survive
✔✔Who develops an IAP? - ✔✔incident commander (IC)
✔✔What is another name for the hot zone? - ✔✔Restricted
✔✔What is another name for the warm zone? - ✔✔Limited zone
✔✔What is another name for the cold zone? - ✔✔Support
✔✔What zone is Decon in? - ✔✔Warm zone
✔✔Before climbing, rescue personnel should? - ✔✔Review the climbing checklist to
ensure all safety aspects have been considered
✔✔What is a major part of the climbing checklist? - ✔✔Climbing route and self-rescue
plan has been discussed
✔✔Rescuers should always follow their _____ when climbing? - ✔✔Authority having
jurisdictions procedures
✔✔What is lead climbing? - ✔✔When the teacher ascends a structure or rock face that
requires placing artificial anchors during the climb
✔✔What is the brake hand? - ✔✔Hand the rescuer used to control the rate of descent,
usually the dominant hand
✔✔What is a bottom belay? - ✔✔A pull on rappel rope from a position below the
rappeler
