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Mental Map of the Burial Situation
The “Sound Check” provides the required information to build
up the “mental map” of the burial scenario, which is a critical
base information for determining the best search strategy.
Knowing the number of buried subjects within a given distance
from myself (rescuer) and from each other allows the rescuer to
determine when an alternative search strategy is required due
to signal overlap or other difficulties, versus when the standard
search mode can continue to be used.
Vital Data and Triage
If not enough rescuers are available to simultaneously search
and excavate all buried subjects, buried subjects with increased
survival chances, indicated by the
- symbol, should be
searched and excavated with first priority.
Use the
-key, to purposely select in the list of buried
subjects one which indicates “increased survival chances” by
showing the
- symbol. You can find more information on
triage criteria and vital data in the chapter «Triage Criteria and
Vital Data». The actual prioritization of certain buried subjects
over others is up to the rescuer.