User:Aricooperdavis/Draft:Cave Rescue Techniques & Practices

The challenges involved in caving vary according to the cave being visited, but — in addition to the total absence of light beyond the entrance — often include the negotiation of pitches, squeezes, and water hazards. This book aims to give a guide to the techniques and practices used when things do go wrong, to prevent an accident becoming an incident. Cave diving is a much more hazardous sub-specialty, and related rescue techniques will not be covered here.

Contents

 * 1) Introduction
 * 2) Avoiding Rescue
 * 3) Precautions
 * 4) Types of Incident
 * 5) Responsibilities
 * 6) Rescue Procedure
 * 7) Missed Callout
 * 8) Injury Reported
 * 9) Equipment Required
 * 10) Problems
 * 11) Dealing with Injury
 * 12) Problems outside the Cave
 * 13) Rescue Techniques
 * 14) Recovering a caver from a rope
 * 15) Managing Exhaustion & Illness
 * 16) First Aid
 * 17) Warmth
 * 18) Stretcher Rescues
 * 19) Local Difficulties
 * 20) Case Study
 * 21) Further Reading