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2. Rope rescue - Wikipedia

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   Rope rescue exercise on the Cologne Cable Car. Rope rescue is a subset of technical rescue that involves the use of rope, be it steel or cable rope, or more commonly used nylon, polyester, or other type of rope. Kernmantle (kern = core and mantle = sheath) rope as it is called, is available in various types: dynamic (stretches to absorb the ...

3. Prusik - Wikipedia

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   A Purcell Prusik is a related cord popular among cavers and rope-rescue people. A somewhat longer loop than the normal Prusik is used around the rope, then a second Prusik is used around the cord loop itself to form a foot loop. The foot loop is then easily adjusted in length and position. A Prusik-Minding-Pulley is common in rope rescue. The ...

4. Single-rope technique - Wikipedia

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   Single-rope technique (SRT) is a set of methods used to descend and ascend on the same single rope. Single-rope technique is used in caving , potholing , rock climbing , canyoning , roped access for building maintenance and by arborists for tree climbing , although to avoid confusion in the tree climbing community, many have taken to calling it ...

5. Technical rescue - Wikipedia

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   Technical rescue is the use of specialised tools and skills for rescue, including but not limited to confined space rescue, rope rescue, trench rescue, structural collapse rescue, ice rescue, swift water rescue, underwater rescue, and cave rescue.

6. Fireman's chair knot - Wikipedia

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   Made with suitable rope by qualified personnel this knot can be used as a rescue harness capable of supporting a person while being hoisted or lowered to safety. One loop supports the body, around the chest and under the arms, and the other loop supports the legs, under the knees.

7. Rescuers free whale trapped by ropes off Skye - AOL

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   Martin Boon, of BDMLR, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme the rope was wrapped multiple times around the humpback's head and left fin.. He said the charity followed a technique that ...

8. Abseiling - Wikipedia

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   This rescue technique is typically used by a leader to reach an injured second. The leader abseils off on one strand of rope, using the incapacitated second's weight on the other strand of the rope as a counterbalance. Releasable abseil — Used by guides. This safety technique allows a leader to descend with inexperienced abseilers.

9. Suspension trauma - Wikipedia

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   Specific recommendations for individuals doing technical ropework are to avoid exhausting themselves so much that they end up without the energy to keep moving, and making sure everyone in a group is trained in single rope rescue techniques, especially the "single rope pickoff", a rather difficult technical maneuver that must be practiced ...