The Rescue 3 Europe Water Rescue Field Guide and Operational Guide is available to buy. The 4th edition, new for 2018, improves upon what was formerly known as the Technician Field Guide.
Designed for water rescuers, it is printed in a handy pocket size, on high quality, water-resistant and tear-resistant paper - perfect for outdoor use. It fits nicely in most rescue buoyancy aid pockets.
Now available in English, French and German editions.
Also available in this series are the Rescue Boat Field Guide and The Water and Flood Incident Manager Handbook.
Only £24.95 plus delivery
| Water Rescue Field Guide with UK Delivery - £2.80 |
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| Water Rescue Field Guide with Eurozone Delivery - £4.00 |
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| Water Rescue Field Guide with Worldwide Delivery - £5.00 |
If you wish to order more than one copy, or enquire about bulk purchasing, please contact us for revised delivery prices.
The Water Rescue Field Guide is also available to buy on Amazon.
Water Rescue Field Guide contents |
Operational Guide contents |
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| Hand signals | Rescue 3 philosophy | |
| Hand signals from a boat | Rescue priorities | |
| Whistle signals | Stages of a rescue | |
| Night operations | Incident size-up | |
| Rescue scene zoning | Team briefing model | |
| Personal protective equipment | TEMPOE | |
| Quick-release chest harnesses | Rescue team roles | |
| Rescue team colour syste | Incident control and communications | |
| Flowing water hydrology | ATMIST patient handover tool | |
| Speed and force of water | Rescue or recovery? | |
| Channel profiles and water speed | Incident management | |
| Recirculation hazards | Working in floods | |
| Weir rescue difficulty | Information sources | |
| Shallow water techniques | Search considerations | |
| True and conditional rescues | Weir assessment | |
| Knots and hitches | Notes | |
| Single point anchors | Drawings | |
| Single point vs multi-point anchors | ||
| Multi-point anchors | ||
| Using T method | ||
| Mechanical advantage | ||
| Ideal, theoretical and actual mechanical advantage | ||
| Tensioned diagonal | ||
| Rope types | ||
| Four point boat tether | ||
| Single point boat tether | ||
| Boat on a highline | ||
| English reeve | ||
| Norwegian reeve | ||
| Hose inflation - Long Beach method | ||
| Hose inflation - simple drop | ||
| Entrapment | ||
| Single bank technique | ||
| Vehicle behaviour | ||
| Vehicle stability – risks | ||
| Six phases of managing a vehicle in water | ||
| Anchor points | ||
| Use of hydraulic tools in water | ||
| Four realities of flooding | ||
| Four phases of flooding | ||
| Sources of flooding | ||
| Flood hazards | ||
| Flood warning codes | ||
| Helicopters | ||
| Cold water immersion | ||
| Post-immersion treatment | ||
| Waterborne illnesses | ||
| Contamination avoidance | ||
| Decontamination | ||
| Casualty handling | ||
| Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation | ||
| Search |
ISBN-10: 0957053673
ISBN-13: 978-0957053670
This version replaces the previous editions (ISBNs 978-0957053601 and 978-0957053625)
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