JournalofSAR

Volume 1, Issue 2

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http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/TOUT7234 “Case study: perceived usability of emergency communication equipment with and without protective gloves in the cold” Jussila, Sormunen, and Remes.

Case study: perceived usability of emergency communication equipment with and without protective gloves in the cold

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Kirsi Jussila MSc(Techn) Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Erja Sormunen PhD Finnish Institute of Occupational Health University of Jyväskylä, Gerontology Research Centre and Department of Health Sciences Jouko Remes MSc Finnish Institute of Occupational Health Primary Contact: Kirsi Jussila, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Aapistie 1, FI-90220 Oulu, Finland Email: kirsi.jussila@ttl.fi http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/NIHS1309 Abstract Communication equipment … Read more

Volume 1, Issue 1

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http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/MUQL7985 “Auditory and Light Based Two-Way Effective Sweep Width for Responsive Search Subjects in New Zealand Mountainous Terrain” Koester, Wells, Gordon, and Tucker “Time Required For a Drowning Victim to Reach Bottom” Hunsucker and Davison “Analysis of urban search and rescue markings applied following the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake” Glassey

Analysis of urban search and rescue markings applied following the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake

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Stephen Glassey MEmergMgt, NCUSAR, CEM®, MEPS Institute of Risk, Resilience & Renewal, University of Canterbury Email steve.glassey@canterbury.ac.nz http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/OJFX6851 Abstract In one of New Zealand’s worst disasters, international rescue teams from around the world responded to the Christchurch earthquake. To ensure interoperability and effectiveness of such global rescue responses, an international body under the auspices of … Read more

Time Required For a Drowning Victim to Reach Bottom

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John L. Hunsucker PhD, PE Scott J. Davison MBA, ME, NREMT-P, LP PO Box 458, Dickinson, TX 77539 United States of America Email: sjdavison@att.net http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/HAJU2701 Abstract This paper describes a mathematical model that can be used to provide an estimate for the amount of time a drowning victim takes to sink through the water and … Read more

Auditory and Light Based Two-Way Effective Sweep Width for Responsive Search Subjects in New Zealand Mountainous Terrain

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Robert J. Koester MS Center for Earth and Environmental Science Research, Kingston University London Ross Gordon QSO Search and Rescue Institute of New Zealand Tony Wells Search and Rescue Institute of New Zealand Russell Tucker New Zealand Police Primary Contact: Robert J. Koester, P.O. Box 94, Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA Email: R.Koester@Kingston.ac.uk http://dx.doi.org/10.61618/EBZO4792 Abstract Search … Read more