FTW 093 - Water Rescu Phase III/Ice Resc

Institution:

Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

Subject:

Description:

This course will introduce the basic principles of ice rescue and to the basic equipment used to implement ice rescues. Students will be trained in the following: ice rescue environment and ice rescue safety, communications, initial ice rescue actions, hypothermia and its treatment, basic litter tie-ins, and basic litter handling skills. Much of the program is hands-on and time is allotted for practice in the form of a mock rescue. This course deals primarily with horizontal rescue situations.

Credits:

1.60

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture/Lab

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.hacc.edu

Phone Number:

(717) 780-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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