Swiftwater Rescue Trainer

build competent and safe swiftwater rescue teams

Recommended for: All public safety personnel responsible for rescue or response in swiftwater or flooding situations.

110 hours

Course Overview

Prerequisites

Overview

Using Swiftwater Rescue Student Kits, Trainers are able to present this course to all personnel, upgrading department response capabilities. Standardization of rescue techniques within response organizations increases effectiveness in the rescue of victims. Swiftwater and flood situations represent some of the most dangerous response scenarios. Dive Rescue International’s Swiftwater Rescue Trainer program is designed to give Trainers a practical and efficient system to build competent and safe swiftwater rescue teams. Successful Trainers return to their department with a complete training system that upgrades department capabilities. This program allows the Swiftwater Rescue Trainer to teach the Swiftwater I and II programs to in-house personnel for the price of student kits from Dive Rescue International. This program requires an application prior to registration.

Course Topics

Swiftwater orientation
Hazard awareness
Preplanning
Fundamental rescue techniques
Technical rescue systems
General patient care
Characteristics of moving water
Human body in water
Safety considerations
Scene Evaluation
Establishing operational objectives
Search tactics
Field Excercises
Knots and rigging

Recertification Requirements

Prerequisites:

Sponsorship by a public safety agency
21 years of age
Graduate of a basic Swiftwater rescue program
Swiftwater II certification from Dive Rescue International within 3 years of initial Swiftwater certification.
Current First Aid, EMT or Paramedic certification
Current CPR certification

Notice To Applicants

This program is designed for personnel who are physically fit. Participants are encouraged to participate after successfully completing the IADRS Watermanship Test or testing to a fitness level of 13 MET (Metabolic Equivalents) or greater. Participants with aerobic fitness questions or concerns should consult their physician prior to in-water training.