1. POSSIBILITIES IN RESCUE WITH DOGS

2. “At this point, there are myths to be debunked once and for all.” SICS Sending a dog alone without back up or safety line to active victim in panic is dangerous. Protection is needed : 1.Handler swims with dog 2.Floating device for the dog – obstacle between him and the victim => rescue tube,rescue board,IRB 3.Life line ( floating ) attached to the harness of the dog

3. The Task of the team members Handler : Assement of the scene and rescue action Calming the drowing person Prepare the drowing person to be transported. Give clear orders and calm down his dog Execute the rescue himself if needed Manage to use al kind of rescue equipement

4. The Task of the team members Dog: Bringing the handler to the place of disaster Towing whatever the handler order him to the place the handler order him ( beach, second victim, IRB ) Bring floating objects to a victim and tow a boa Able to rescue calm, hypothermique victim on his own Able to tow an unconsciuos victim

5. Prepare or unprepared actions THE POSSIBILITIES ARE DEPENDING ON TWO MAJOR ITEMS I’m on rescue service and prepared with right equipment I’m an accidental rescuer

6. How to start Step 1 : Break down drills ( each small excercise separate ) see list => Step 2 : Coupling of several small exercise to one big Step 3 : Making a big simulation by coupling multiple exercices And use of multiple teams,crafts and victims

7. How to start Step 4 : Evaluation and assesment of the scene Step 5 : Recognition of exercises in the scene of action and the projection of this exercises to be executed. Calculation risks and use of diferent equipment Step 6 : Execute the rescue

8. Groups work Prepared rescue service Make a list of equipment you need ? What to know about your sector where to work ? How too act in next situation Recognition of exercises into the action=> SERC task Unprepared rescue How too act in next situation => SERC task

9. SEARCH AND RESCUE K9 intructor course FLEMISH LIFESAVINGFEDERATION

10. Introduction A Search and Rescue (SAR) operation is defined as a situation which involves the dispatch of a rescue team to an incident. The exact location of which and number of victims may or may not be known Where a incident is not within the capabilities of the available rescue facilities or teams the co- ordination of the SAR is passed on by govermental organisations.

11. TIME INFORMATION ACTION

12. TIME Briefing must be held in a brief time concept The possibility of finding survivors and their chance of survival diminish with each minute after an incident occurs. Therefore, the response time to an incident should be kept to a minimum. Additional information can be relayed via radio to the rescue boat as the SAR proceeds.

13. INFORMATION Before starting a SAR follow information must be given to, the rescuers. Details of the incident ( by spectators, emergency service) Location and time when incident occurred. Description of craft / persons if applicable. Potential emergency evaluation. Direction of wind and sea currents. Tidal movements Number of teams and means availebel for SAR.

14. Looking for the needle in the water  Quick respons  Initial Search  Full Search

15. Quick Respons  Swimmer disappear under H ² O = final stage of drowning procedure  NO O ² = Within 4 to 6 minutes irreverseble damage to the brain and tissues  CPR ( Cardiac-pulmonary ressuscitation is needed to survive)

16. Initial Search  Observing or announcing of a drowning victim  Immediatly alerte and back up from other lifeguards, rescue vessels at the water,observe on the beach or the shore …  Very important,last seen position of the drowning victim ( current,wind,….)  Lifeguard in the water = quick response situation

17. Full Search  Victime is longer than a minute under the surface  Complete set up of a Search and Rescue plan  Possibilities of survival ? Victim under the surface  very small Victim at the surface  very big  Clear the water!  Information = very lifesaving important

18. SEARCH METHODES Shallow water Surface Under water ACTION

19. Searching in shallow water  Chane of humnas  To wade and swimming looking, using arms,eyes,legs  Pre organised patron  Use snorkel,diveglass and fins  Check under surface and above without breaking the chane.  Using of spectators and swimmers

20. Searching on the surface  Lifeguards disperse themselves over as many rescueboats,rescue boards,canoes,……as possible  Extra dimension by helicopter  Observing from shore ( non lifeguards)  Succes search depend on : Speed of execusion Depth of the water clairity water

21. Under water search –deep water  Rescue divers with scuba equipement  longer and deeper search  Equipement must be availebly in facilities with deep water – rescue divers must be abel to use the equipement.

22. SAR patrons CIRCLE HONINGRAAT  Divise  Divise a big zone in small parts  Mark  Mark the zones where you search  Search  Search at the same time in three dimensions

23. Circle searchpatron  At the surface  Under water

24. Circle searchpatron  At the surface

25. Circle searchpatron  Deep water

26. Honingraat zoekpatroon  Shallow water  At the surface with IRB or rescue vessels  Under surface (clair - less visibility)

27. Honingraat zoekpatroon  Shallow water

28. Honingraat zoekpatroon  At surface towing divers or lifeguards with tuba  Under water (Clair – less visibility)

29. Rescue vessels - IRB  Very important  Always use rescue boats when availeble  Fast transport of the victime to first aid  CPR possible at the scene of drowning or during transport  Always O ² in first aid kit= plus  Bigger actieradius,fast cover of very large territorium and observer platform (Towing divers )  Better and wider view from Vessels

30. conclusions  The last point of observation is very important.  Imediatly mark the point with buoy  TIME is LIFE 2 golden minutes for the quick search 4 à 6 minutes before the victim disappear under water surface 60 minutes no rescue  recovery  Current and wind move the victim fast from his original point,even under surface.

31. end… conclusies  Call emergency services  INFORMATION – ORGANISATION –BRIEFING – START  One responsabel – One central point information  A lot of diciplined rescuers and persons  Even the best organised SAR end not always succesfull  Hypothermia: an hypothermic victime is only declared death if he is warm and death.

32. YOU can be a victime one day  Always be in good fysical condition  Knowlegde of survival and rescue techniques  Information left behind : where,whom,what…  Never give up hope,people are searching for U

33. fThank you for your attention Karel Mennes Lifesaving instructor www.redfed.be