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Mentioned ni Louie Cruz noong 2003- Create a team every month na naka standby to answer an emergency SAR.
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Prana Escalante
Leovic sa Madjaas
Guiting Retrieval
Maricris sa Maculot
THE JOB OF THE CONTACT PERSON
THE DAY THAT THE CLIMBING TEAMS IS SUPPOSED TO RETURN BACK INTO THE CITY OR WHEN WORD GETS TO THE CONTACT PERSON THAT THE TEAM NEEDS TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE AREA FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER, IS THE DAY WHEN THE CONTACT PERSONS JOB BEGINS
THEIR MAIN RESPOSIBILITY IS TO VERIFY THAT THE WHOLE TEAM HAS SAFELY RETURNED BACK FROM THE EXPEDITION.
SHOULD THE TEAM FAIL TO RETURN ON ITS SCHEDULED DATE, ITS THE CONTACT PERSONS RESPONSIBILITY TO TRY AND ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH THE TEAM AND FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY.
IF 24 HOURS HAS ELAPSED AND THERE IS STILL NO CONTACT WITH THE CLIMBING TEAM, RESPONSIBILITY FALLS ON THE CONTACT PERSON TO ORGANIZE A SEARCH TEAM AND COORDINATE WITH THE CONCERNED AUTHORITHIES.
DEPENDING ON THE MOUNTAIN, ITS IDEAL TO ORGANIZE AN 8 PERSON TEAM, THIS IS BECAUSE THE SEARCH TEAM CAN BE BROKEN UP INTO FOUR 2 PERSON TEAMS. THUS COVERING A WIDER RANGE FOR THE SEARCH.
THE CONTACT PERSON MUST ONLY SELECT EXPERIENCED MEMBERS FOR ITS SEARCH PARTY AND PREFERABLY FAMILIAR WITH THE TERRITORY.
WHOM DO YOU ASSIGN ?
HERE ARE SOME GUIDELINES FOR SELECTING A CONTACT PERSON
1. MUST BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER
2. HAS ATTENDED THE PRE CLIMB MEETING
3. IS FAMILIAR WITH THE TEAMS ITINERARY OF ACTIVITIES
4. FAMILIAR WITH THE GENERAL AREA WHERE THE TEAM IS GOING
5. KNOWS THE ROUTE THAT THE TEAM IS TAKING.
6. HAS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO CONDUCT AND
ORGANIZE A SEARCH AND RESCUE PARTY.
Before settling on a plan, thoroughly evaluate several factors:
- The condition of the injured or ill climber. What treatment is
needed? Is it safe to move the person/s?
- The skills of the other climbers. Do they have rescue experience?
Are their climbing skills high?
- The hazards of the mountain ie steepness of the terrain, distance
from the trailhead, weather conditions, time of day.
- From these data we can formulate a competent plan on what we need to
bring, who we need on the team, how many teams, etc. for a more successfull
result.
Rules of Rescue
1. Safety of the rescuer/s comes before the welfare of the subject.
It is unfortunate that someone is injured in an accident but the situation
is profoundly worsened if the rescuer/s are hurt too. A crisis is a time
for the highest standards of safety and not a time for Hollywood-style
heroics.
2. Don't rush. Everyone feels a surge of adrenaline when accidents
occur. But responding hastily and thoughtlessly leads to bad decisions
and grave mistakes. Act promptly but calmly, exude caring and competence to
give the subject the confidence in their rescuers, to avoid panic and
raise their fighting spirit.
3. Do only what your training and experience has taught you to do,
because we make fewer mistakes doing things we've done in the past. An
accident is not the time for an experiment, and you wouldn't want
someone experimenting with your life, would you? If you stick with the
procedures you know well and that are commonly practiced, other team members will
be able to understand and assist you more effectively.
Punk,
We need the help of veterans who know more about actual rock or alpine
rescue. Maybe we should tap Joey Cuerdo (esp. with rock rescue) and
Bubot
Tan-Torres, they are well versed in these things than I whoonly studied
from books. We could also search the net for manuals and other resource
materials.
-Niko
