Rescue - Wikipedia

Rescue comprises responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or the urgent treatment of injuries after an accident or a dangerous ... Rescue FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Operationsforlifesaving,orinresponsetoinjuriesafteranaccident LookuprescueinWiktionary,thefreedictionary. Forotheruses,seeRescue(disambiguation). Forthearticlerescueproject,seeWikipedia:ArticleRescueSquadron Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Rescue" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(July2007)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) RescueteaminDresden,Germany(2006) Helicopterrescue HelicopterrescueinMaltain2007 PatientinmountainrescuestretcherinGermany. Rescuecushion Rescuecomprisesresponsiveoperationsthatusuallyinvolvethesavingoflife,ortheurgenttreatmentofinjuriesafteranaccidentoradangeroussituation. Toolsusedmightincludesearchandrescuedogs,mountedsearchandrescuehorses,helicopters,the"jawsoflife",andotherhydrauliccuttingandspreadingtoolsusedtoextricateindividualsfromwreckedvehicles.Rescueoperationsaresometimessupportedbyrescuevehiclesoperatedbyrescuesquads. Contents 1Overview 2Oldmeanings 3Seealso 4References 5Externallinks Overview[edit] Ropesandspecialdevicescanreachandremoveindividualsandanimalsfromdifficultlocationsincluding: Air-searescue Caverescue Combatsearchandrescue Confinedspacerescue Helicopterrescuebasket Hostagerescue Minerescue Mountainrescue Roperescue Searchandrescue Skipatrol Surfacewaterrescue Swiftwaterrescue Urbansearchandrescue Vehicleextrication Wilderness Rescueoperationsrequireahighdegreeoftrainingandareperformedbyrescuesquads,eitherindependentorpartoflargerorganizationssuchasfire,police,military,firstaid,orambulanceservices.IntheU.S.,theyareusuallystaffedbymedicallytrainedpersonnelasNFPAregulationsrequireit.[citationneeded] Oldmeanings[edit] Informercenturiestheword"rescue"hadothermeanings:forexample,thereisanoldrecordofacountrymanlivingwhereWythenshaweisnow,beingprosecutedinalocalcourtfor"makingrescue"ofapigwhichhadbeenseizedasadistressfornon-paymentofmoneyowed.[1] Seealso[edit] Animalrescue Civildefense Diverrescue Emergencymanagement Extraction(military) InternationalRescueCorps Lifeboat(rescue) Rescuerobot Technicalrescue Vehicleextrication References[edit] ^"UKdiverswimstosafetyafterAustraliasharkscare-TheViralInfo".Retrieved23Oct2017. Externallinks[edit] ThedictionarydefinitionofrescueatWiktionary MediarelatedtoRescueatWikimediaCommons Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rescue&oldid=1016055433" Categories:RescueHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataArticlesneedingadditionalreferencesfromJuly2007AllarticlesneedingadditionalreferencesAllarticleswithunsourcedstatementsArticleswithunsourcedstatementsfromAugust2007CommonscategorylinkisonWikidata Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects WikimediaCommons Languages العربيةDeutschEestiفارسیFrançais한국어ქართულიҚазақшаMagyar日本語PortuguêsРусский粵語中文 Editlinks