Manual no. 4 Rescue / New South Wales Civil Defence Organization.

Collection type	Library
Author	New South Wales. Civil Defence Organisation, author.;
Call Number	355.540994 N532
Document type	Monograph
Year	[1939?]
Pagination	72 unnumbered pages : illustrations, diagrams, tables, figures ; 27 cm.
Publisher	New South Wales Civil Defence Organisation,
Note	Precis of Lectures on Rescue Training for Civl Defence Officers in Government Departments and Instrumentalities. The following are precis of lectures for the guidance of Instructors in the conduct of training in light rescue of members of Civil Defence Organisations in Government Departments and Instrumentalities. In all, there are 18 precis (R. 1 to R. 18, inclusive). Some contain, at the beginning, brief note on lecture aids. Includes an index. Adult.
Place made	[Australia] :

Abstract

Introduction--Functions of the Section--Organisation--Appointments--Responsibilities--Equipment--Personal Equipment--Manpack Equipment--The Five Stages of Rescue--Notes for the Instructor--Object--General--Reconnaissance and Dealing with Surface Casualtie s--Sources of Information--Observation--Searching adjoining or nearby damaged buildings, and immediate rescue--Exploration of likely survival points--Further exploration and selected debris removal--Stage 5--Systematic Debris Removal--Closing the seat of Damage--The Rescue problem--Fibre Ropes--Knots and Lashings--Electricity--Methods of Rescue--Casualty Handling--Transport of Casualties--Derricks-Sheers-Gyns-Jibs.