First

Responder

Presentation Title: Overview of Rescue Operations

Module: 2.2

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Coordination Saves Lives

 First
Responder
Overview of Rescue
Operations

Coordination Saves Lives

Overview of Rescue Operations
Learning Outcomes

Understand the key functions required to

assess needs, save lives, minimise damage to
property and support the recovery of the
community affected
Understand that there are discrete stages
during an incident and these should be carried
out sequentially
Overview of Rescue Operations
Aims:
 Safe life
 Reduce suffering and distress
 Contain and minimise damage and destruction
to property
 Help stabilise the situation
 Prepare for community recovery
A main factor of survival is the time from disaster to rescue
100

80

60
Survival
40

20

0
24 Hours 48 Hours 72 Hours 96 Hours
Sequence of rescue operations:
1. Reconnaissance 2. Search 3. Rescue
Aim: To assess the area Aim: To quickly find Aim: To treat
involved, gather victims, to remove remaining victims,
information about both those able to move to rescue them, to
victims and the damaged from immediate get them to medical
infrastructure danger care
Actions: Move quickly Actions: Assist the Actions: Provide
through the area, take moving victims, first aid, move
notes, photographs, search easily victims, move
draw maps, mark areas accessible areas, get debris to access
where victims and control of the area victims
hazards are
Sequence of rescue operations:

 Follow the sequence – reconnaissance – search

- rescue
 Speed is vital – most important
 Make a plan – share the plan – keep to the plan
 Control access and mark hazards – stop things
getting worse
 Once the sequence is completed – repeat it but
slower and in more detail
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