CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review: Search & Rescue Techniques
In the CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review, participants learn essential search and rescue techniques including conducting size-up assessments, interior and exterior searches, survivor rescue methods, and safe debris removal. The learning objectives focus on identifying size-up requirements, demonstrating search and rescue techniques, and practicing safe debris removal. Key topics cover size-up concepts, safe search procedures, leveraging and cribbing techniques, and survivor removal methods. The unit also includes hands-on activities such as search and rescue simulations and survivor extrication demonstrations.
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CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review
What Do You Think? What is the purpose of CERT Basic Training Unit 7? PM 12-2 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-1
The Purpose of Unit 7 What is the purpose of CERT Basic Training Unit 7? Show how to do search and rescue size-up Teach how to conduct interior and exterior searches Teach how to rescue a survivor: lifting, leveraging, cribbing, and survivor removal PM 12-2 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-2
What Do You Think? What are the learning objectives for this unit? (Unit 7) PM 12-2 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-3
What Do You Think? Learning Objectives (Unit 7) What are the learning objectives for this unit? 1. Identify size-up requirements for potential search and rescue situations 2. Demonstrate the most common techniques for light search and rescue 3. Demonstrate safe techniques for debris removal and survival extrication PM 12-2 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-4
Key Topics (Unit 12) Give a brief overview of the unit Apply size-up concept to search and rescue Teach how to conduct both interior and exterior searches safely and systematically Teach safe and correct techniques for: Lifting Leveraging Cribbing PM 12-2 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-5
Key Topics (Unit 12) (continued) Teach how to remove survivors after assessing them: Carries One-person arm Pack-strap Two-person Chair Blanket Drags Log rolling PM 12-2 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-6
Hands-on Activities (Unit 12) Gathering Facts Search and Rescue Size-up Survivor Carries Survivor Extrication Demonstrations How to search a room Leveraging and cribbing Survivor carries and log rolling PM 12-3 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-7
Tips for Teaching Unit 7 Know participants physical abilities Time management can be an issue for this unit Follow recommended times for each section Make sure there is enough time to demonstrate and practice lifts Break into two sessions if time is a concern 1. Conducting Interior and Exterior Search Operations 2. Conducting Rescue Operations PM 12-5 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-8
More Tips (Tips for Teaching Unit 7, part 2 of 4) Provide warning about risks associated with search and rescue without scaring When teaching size-up, emphasize having a plan of action Marking structures: Know and use local jurisdiction s practice in marking structures Illustrate marking technique on easel pad and discuss what goes in each quadrant of X PM 12-5 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-9
More Tips (Tips for Teaching Unit 7, part 3 of 4) Emphasize that CERT should not move bodies of people who have died in buildings Local law regarding who should move the person will prevail Building may be crime scene where there should be any tampering PM 12-5 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-10
More Tips (Tips for Teaching Unit 7, part 4 of 4) Slide 7-25 is animated Requires three clicks for entire slide to appear Instructors must describe and help participants understand when to attempt a rescue PM 12-5 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-11
Connection to Course (Unit 12) It continues messages of: Teamwork The need for size-up Team safety It picks up on concept of patient assessment from Units 3 and 4 PM 12-6 CERT Train-the-Trainer Unit 12: CERT Basic Training Unit 7 Review 12-12
