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Basic Water Safety andRescue
A Blueprint to
Surviving the Water Response.
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How Many of You…….
Are A Kayaer
Are A !loater " River Runner
Have Water Rescue #raining
Are A Strong Swi$$er
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Be Afraid….. Be %ery
AfraidWater and &ood relatedincidents $ae up '()*
of +re depart$entincidents in the ,nitedStates
Appro-i$ately '* of +reservice fatalities arewater related.
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Still WatersMoving water is $oredangerous than still water.
/f the water speed dou0lesthe force increases 1 ti$es
Water can &oat cars in aslittle as foot of water
) feet of water at 2 $phwill &oat a passenger car
3ven 0oats4 5W67s andhovercraft can 0e a8ectedand &ipped 0y $ovingwater.
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3ddy is that you
3ddies are caused 0yo09ects in the river or 0y the
river 0an3ssentially it is a 0ac&owthat travels upstrea$
See these areas when in
trou0le as they are relativelycal$ and get you our of the$ain current.
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:ow Head ;a$s
Also nown as drowning$achines
6an 0e 0oth $an $adeand natural
Have a current thatsins 0oats and holds
o09ects in a circulatingcurrent
S#AY AWAY4 ;
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Strainers
Strainers are caused 0yriver de0ris
#hey live up to their na$e4
what do you use a strainerfor
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!oot 3ntrap$ents
!oot entrap$entsare not a hydraulic0ut are worsened 0y
hydraulic forces.Swi$$ing properlyin swiftwater willhelp avoid this.
#here are rescuetechni>ues for thosewho are trapped 0ythis.
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Swiftwater Swi$$ing
/n $oving waterstanding up can 0e fataland swi$$ing face
down can cause in9uries #he answer is to swi$on your 0ac with yourfeet downstrea$
#o traverse the currentput your head in thedirection you want totravel
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Attitude4 who $e
3ach of the e$ergencyservices has their own
$entality and e>uip$ent.3ach of these has theirdraw0acs.
We will go over each so
you are aware of the$and can $itigate your ownattitude.
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