EMS 124 - Search & Wilderness Rescue

Institution:

Northeast Alabama Community College

Subject:

Description:

PREREQUISITE: Program approval. This course provides students with concepts related to searching for persons in a remote or isolated area. Topics include organization of a rescue; communications and incident command; missing person history, questionnaire, and checklist; planning to include finances, personnel, technical specialists, topographic maps, medical units, supplies, documentation, and search and rescue logs. Upon course completion, students should be familiar with how to plan and conduct a search and wilderness rescue.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.nacc.edu

Phone Number:

(205) 638-4418 ext 2201

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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