Trench Rescue Assessment

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• Trench Rescue Assessment

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Trench Rescue Assessment(at time of alarm)

• What has happened?
• What type of work was being done?
• Is the victim completely buried?
• Is it a collapse or injury situation?
• How is my access to
  the scene?
• What is the forecast?

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Trench Rescue Assessment(at arrival at the scene)

• Is there a language barrier?
• Do I have the proper equipment?
• What are the injury problems?
• What is victim survivability profile?
• What type of protective system is in place?

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Trench Rescue Assessment(during the emergency)

• Changing conditions require constant evaluation
  and assessment!
• Lets name some of them!

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Factors to Consider When Looking or Buried
Victims

• Food and drink containers
• Grade poles
• Laser targets
• Grease, paint, buckets, and tools
• Exposed limbs
• Sound inside pipes

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Trench Rescue Tactical Worksheet
Review Tactical Worksheet
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SHIFT
TIME
ADDRESS
WIND SPEED
OWNER
DIRECTION
RESPONSIBLE PARTY

RESPONDING COMPANIES

BACKFILL COMPANIES
RIT TEAM
Side C Side B


Side D Side A
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Trench Rescue Tactical Worksheet
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Chapter 11 Just the Dirt What You Should Have
Learned

• Factors in formulating a trench emergency plan
• Appropriate questions to ask after arrival at the
  scene
• Factors considered during the incident
• Steps to consider when looking for buried victims
• Trench rescue tactical worksheet

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