Trench rescue : awareness, operations, technician /
Martinette, C. V.
Trench rescue : awareness, operations, technician / Cecil V. "Buddy" Martinette - 2nd ed. - Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett, c2008 - xv, 309 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index
Considerations for specialized rescue operations -- Trench rescue decision making -- Preparing the rescue system -- Introduction to trench rescue -- Trench incident management and support operations -- Soil physics and conditions factors that lead to collapse -- Types of trench collapses -- Soil classification and testing -- Equipment for trench rescue operations -- Lifting, moving, and stabilization -- Trench rescue assessment -- Hazard control & atmospheric monitoring -- Victim access and patient care considerations -- Protective systems in trench operations -- Techniques for trench protection -- Rescue team leadership
9780763742065 (pbk.) 0763742066 (pbk.)
Excavation--Safety measures
Rescue work
Trenches
Rescue Work--methods
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medical Technicians
Soil
Trench rescue : awareness, operations, technician / Cecil V. "Buddy" Martinette - 2nd ed. - Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett, c2008 - xv, 309 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index
Considerations for specialized rescue operations -- Trench rescue decision making -- Preparing the rescue system -- Introduction to trench rescue -- Trench incident management and support operations -- Soil physics and conditions factors that lead to collapse -- Types of trench collapses -- Soil classification and testing -- Equipment for trench rescue operations -- Lifting, moving, and stabilization -- Trench rescue assessment -- Hazard control & atmospheric monitoring -- Victim access and patient care considerations -- Protective systems in trench operations -- Techniques for trench protection -- Rescue team leadership
9780763742065 (pbk.) 0763742066 (pbk.)
Excavation--Safety measures
Rescue work
Trenches
Rescue Work--methods
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Medical Technicians
Soil