TY - BOOK AU - Martinette,C.V. TI - Trench rescue: awareness, operations, technician SN - 9780763742065 (pbk.) PY - 2008/// CY - Sudbury, MA PB - Jones and Bartlett KW - Excavation KW - Safety measures KW - Rescue work KW - Trenches KW - Rescue Work KW - methods KW - Emergency Medical Services KW - Emergency Medical Technicians KW - Soil N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip077/2006103465.html ER -