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ping a piece of webbing or sling around
a sturdy tree or rock. Clip a carabiner
and pulley through the webbing.
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GeT youR siGnals
SteP 2: Attach a rope to the boat
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and run the rope through the anchor
pulley. Now attach a prussik cord as
Save the elaborate gesticulations for
far back down the rope toward the
the ballpark. Hand and paddle sig-
boat as possible.
nals should be simple and unequivo-
cal. Five you definitely need to know:
SteP : Clip a second carabiner and
pulley through the prussik and run the
StoP: Arms outstretched, horizontal
rope through it and back toward the
to the ground or paddle held hori-
anchor. Look at your system: the rope
zontally above your head.
should make a Z shape with you pull-
Go (SAfe to ProCeed): One arm ing on the rope in the same direction
straight up or paddle held vertically as the main line is pulling on the load.
from shoulder height. Also used as a
question: Is it safe to proceed?
o.K.: Fist tapping or held to the top
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of your head. Can also be used as a

Do The live
BaiT ResCue
question: Are you okay?
Use this method if the swimmer is
HeLP: Both arms waving overhead to
injured, panicked or otherwise un-
form an alternating V and x or paddle
likely to catch a throw bag—like if he
waved overhead from side to side.
is getting worked in a hole. A soon-
Go Here: Pointing with arm or pad-
to-be-wet rescuer is attached via a
dle to the spot on the river your buddy
quick-release belt to a line that is
should go. Never point to danger!
waist-belayed by a happy-to-stay-dry
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second rescuer. For an effective belay,
the dry rescuer should try to sit into the
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bank or otherwise firmly brace herself
hanD oF GoD
in anticipation of the sudden pull of
two swimmers. When the swimmer is
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There are two good options for sav- in range, the tethered rescuer belly
ing your friend’s butt while allowing flops into the water and grabs the vic-
him to stay in his boat and avoid tim from behind by his PFD shoulder
the dreaded swim and compulsory straps. By holding the swimmer to his
round of complimentary beers. The chest in this way, the rescuer protects
T-rescue—in which the rescue boat himself against the potential danger
approaches the midsection of the of a panicked victim. The rescue site
upset boat, allowing the capsized should be carefully selected so both
paddler to grab the offered bow or swimmer and rescuer pendulum safe-
stern and hip-flick up—is quick and ly into a waiting eddy.
simple but won’t work if you can’t
make a “T” or your friend doesn’t
have the awareness to do the res-
cue. In these cases, a Hand of God
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(HOG) is your best bet.

seT a DisloCaTeD
shoulDeR
Our best advice is to avoid a dislo-
SteP 1: Pull up parallel to the hap-
cated shoulder altogether. Mind the
less boat. Reach across the over-
paddler’s box—a rectangle formed
turned hull with your near hand and
by your arms, paddle and chest
grab the edge. Place your other
when your hands are kept in front of
hand on the hull beside you.
and parallel to your shoulders. Pad-
SteP 2: Simultaneously push down
dling outside the box is an invitation
hard on the near side and pull up on
to shoulder injury. If the worst hap-
the far side to right the boat with the
pens, here’s what to do.
paddler still inside. It’s a miracle.
SteP 1: Reset the dislocation as
soon after the injury as possible, be-
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BuilD a ResCue KiT
fore the muscle spasm becomes too
severe. Have the injured person sit in
For pinning, entrapment
front of a tree. Tie a loop of webbing
and nearly anything else that can go
tautly around his chest and the tree.
wrong. Minimum equipment should in-
clude: two prussiks, two pulleys, throw
SteP 2: Kneel on one knee facing the
rope—minimum 50 feet, two carabin-
victim and hold the injured arm level
ers and two slings or eight-foot lengths
in the direction of the dislocation, with
of webbing. Use a small stuff sack or
the elbow bent at 90 degrees.
wide-mouth bottle to store everything SteP : Slip a second loop of web-
except the rope in a convenient, easy- bing around your hips and the in-
to-access package. A versatile haul- jured arm.
ing system that you should learn to
SteP : Lean backwards while slowly
construct quickly is a Z-drag, which
bending the elbow towards the shoul-
triples your pulling force by creating
der to increase traction, allowing the
a 3:1 mechanical advantage. Here’s
muscles to relax and the shoulder
how to rig a Z-drag:
to pop into place. This can take less
SteP 1: Construct an anchor by wrap- than a minute or upwards of 30.
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