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SECTION Emergency Operations <br /> STANDARD <br /> OPERATING S.O.G. No: 603,01 <br /> GUIDELINES <br /> SUBJECT Rope Rescue <br /> 14.2 Decision Tree <br /> Determine location <br /> of subject <br /> $ <br /> Do not wait for halo support <br /> Send recon team by fastest means to send in ground team <br /> get physical contact with subject <br /> 1 <br /> Body recovery is slow <br /> Rescue or recovery 'risk should be minimized <br /> '4' <br /> Determine terrain type <br /> from rescue plan <br /> I <br /> Low angle Steep angle High angle <br /> 4 <br /> Is the patient <br /> Is the patient 44 YES supported by a rope <br /> severely injured? or fall arrest system? <br /> YES 111 t <br /> Consider mid-face I Is the patient <br /> NO <br /> litter scoop severely injured? <br /> V NO 1 YES <br /> Supported pickoff 1 Unsupported pickoff <br /> V V 4 I <br /> V <br /> Evacuate to command post <br /> by most appropriate means High angle liter evac to safe LZ <br /> or longline from safest LZ <br /> Page 9 of 10 <br />