NASAR SARTECH II EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Search - ANS an operation using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in
distress
rescue - ANS an operation to retrieve persons in distress provide for their initial medical or
other needs and deliver them to a place of safety
3 basic categories of search and rescue skills training - ANS search, rescue, survival/support
Describe course offerings of the US National Search and Rescue School - ANS oceanic, costal,
and inland search planning leadership procedures. Land and air searches (wilderness)
List organizations involved in developing standards and regulations - ANS Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), ASTM
International, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), American National Standards
Institute (ANSI)
National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) characteristics - ANS national level
education and certification for SAR responders and teams
Mountain Rescue Association characteristics - ANS mountain search and rescue techniques
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,Civil Air Patrol (CAP) characteristics - ANS youth cadet program, development of air search,
provide transportation (US Air Force)
US Coast Guard Auxiliary characteristics - ANS volunteer boats and aircrafts for sar
USA Freedom Corps characteristics - ANS created after 9/11 to protect and support local
responders, raises service opportunities
Citizen Corps characteristics - ANS answer questions and coordinate volunteer activities to
prepare for emergency situations (FEMA and USA Freedom Corps)
Community Emergency Response Teams characteristics - ANS incase first responders do not
arrive on time, citizens can assist, citizens are trained and organized
International SAR organizations and describe their roles in search and rescue - ANS Alpine
Rescue (mountain SAR), International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (promotes
growth and protection of mountaineering and climbing), International Search and Rescue
Advisory Group (urban SAR/structural collapse issues)
5 International Stages of SAR - ANS Preplanning
Awareness
Planning
Operations
Conclusion
awareness - ANS info that someone needs assistance which can be an indication of action
needed
Initial action: evaluate and gain more info (uncertainty, alert, and distress)
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, conclusion - ANS determined that no one is in distress, nothing was found or the search is
concluded, all resources are notified the mission is concluded
planning - ANS planning is critical to the success, location and situation for searching
operations - ANS locate, access, stabilize, and transport
4 Phases (LAST) - ANS Locate
Access
Stabilize
Transport
Locate - ANS find an address to an extended search for a lost person
Access - ANS search is over, gain access and treat injuries, planning should be complete and
carried out
Stabilize - ANS physical, medical, and emotional, scene safety, situation must be stabilized.
First is medical management (exams, life support), next is emotional support and keeping the
victim calm so the rescuers and subject do not get hurt.
Transport - ANS stabilized subject must continue to be assessed and stable throughout
transportation, from walking on foot to helicopter transport (inform the subject what to
expect)
Role of US National SAR Committee and its 2 Documents - ANS responsible for the US
National SAR Plan and the US National SAR Supplement to the IAMSAR Manual
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
Search - ANS an operation using available personnel and facilities to locate persons in
distress
rescue - ANS an operation to retrieve persons in distress provide for their initial medical or
other needs and deliver them to a place of safety
3 basic categories of search and rescue skills training - ANS search, rescue, survival/support
Describe course offerings of the US National Search and Rescue School - ANS oceanic, costal,
and inland search planning leadership procedures. Land and air searches (wilderness)
List organizations involved in developing standards and regulations - ANS Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), ASTM
International, American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), American National Standards
Institute (ANSI)
National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) characteristics - ANS national level
education and certification for SAR responders and teams
Mountain Rescue Association characteristics - ANS mountain search and rescue techniques
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,Civil Air Patrol (CAP) characteristics - ANS youth cadet program, development of air search,
provide transportation (US Air Force)
US Coast Guard Auxiliary characteristics - ANS volunteer boats and aircrafts for sar
USA Freedom Corps characteristics - ANS created after 9/11 to protect and support local
responders, raises service opportunities
Citizen Corps characteristics - ANS answer questions and coordinate volunteer activities to
prepare for emergency situations (FEMA and USA Freedom Corps)
Community Emergency Response Teams characteristics - ANS incase first responders do not
arrive on time, citizens can assist, citizens are trained and organized
International SAR organizations and describe their roles in search and rescue - ANS Alpine
Rescue (mountain SAR), International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (promotes
growth and protection of mountaineering and climbing), International Search and Rescue
Advisory Group (urban SAR/structural collapse issues)
5 International Stages of SAR - ANS Preplanning
Awareness
Planning
Operations
Conclusion
awareness - ANS info that someone needs assistance which can be an indication of action
needed
Initial action: evaluate and gain more info (uncertainty, alert, and distress)
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, conclusion - ANS determined that no one is in distress, nothing was found or the search is
concluded, all resources are notified the mission is concluded
planning - ANS planning is critical to the success, location and situation for searching
operations - ANS locate, access, stabilize, and transport
4 Phases (LAST) - ANS Locate
Access
Stabilize
Transport
Locate - ANS find an address to an extended search for a lost person
Access - ANS search is over, gain access and treat injuries, planning should be complete and
carried out
Stabilize - ANS physical, medical, and emotional, scene safety, situation must be stabilized.
First is medical management (exams, life support), next is emotional support and keeping the
victim calm so the rescuers and subject do not get hurt.
Transport - ANS stabilized subject must continue to be assessed and stable throughout
transportation, from walking on foot to helicopter transport (inform the subject what to
expect)
Role of US National SAR Committee and its 2 Documents - ANS responsible for the US
National SAR Plan and the US National SAR Supplement to the IAMSAR Manual
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