ROPE OPERATIONS STATE TEST|\ |\ |\ |\
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
NFPA 1983 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Standard on Life Safety
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Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services
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what to worry about when hanging in one spot for to long -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔suspension trauma
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suspension trauma definition - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Suspension trauma (also known as "harness‐induced |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pathology" or "orthostatic shock while suspended") is the natural
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physiological response to the human body being held motionless
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in a vertical position for a period of time, resulting in presyncopal
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symptoms or loss of consciousness.
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characteristics of rescue rope - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Low |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
stretch/high resistance from abrasion |\ |\ |\
what is kevlar rope used for - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Rappelling/belaying
what is braided rope - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔single weave
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formed by 3 or more fiber bundles
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what is the kern - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the core of the rope
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, what is the mantle - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the sheath or cover
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of the rope
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for a rescue what kind of stretch do you want in the rope -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔low stretch |\ |\ |\
strength of 1" webbing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4,000 lbs
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when does rope start to lose strength? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔it becomes significant when bends and knots are added into
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the rope |\
formula for fall factor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Distance person
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falls
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length of rope |\ |\
Figure 8 Descender with ears - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔150 foot
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length
how much of the strength is in the core of the rope - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔80% |\
quality of a good knot - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔easy to tie and
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\
NFPA 1983 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Standard on Life Safety
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Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services
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what to worry about when hanging in one spot for to long -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔suspension trauma
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suspension trauma definition - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Suspension trauma (also known as "harness‐induced |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pathology" or "orthostatic shock while suspended") is the natural
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physiological response to the human body being held motionless
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in a vertical position for a period of time, resulting in presyncopal
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symptoms or loss of consciousness.
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characteristics of rescue rope - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Low |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
stretch/high resistance from abrasion |\ |\ |\
what is kevlar rope used for - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Rappelling/belaying
what is braided rope - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔single weave
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formed by 3 or more fiber bundles
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what is the kern - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the core of the rope
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, what is the mantle - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the sheath or cover
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of the rope
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for a rescue what kind of stretch do you want in the rope -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔low stretch |\ |\ |\
strength of 1" webbing - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔4,000 lbs
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when does rope start to lose strength? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔it becomes significant when bends and knots are added into
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the rope |\
formula for fall factor - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Distance person
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falls
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length of rope |\ |\
Figure 8 Descender with ears - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔150 foot
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length
how much of the strength is in the core of the rope - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔80% |\
quality of a good knot - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔easy to tie and
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