Whitewater Rescue Manual: New Techniques for Canoeists, Kayakers, and Rafters

Charles Walbridge has 27 years' experience as a whitewater paddler, guide, and instructor. He was safety chair of the American Whitewater Affiliation from 1986 to 1991 and has served the American Canoe Association in the same capacity since 1977. Wayne A. Sundmacher Sr., a professional instructor and certified emergency medical technician, has been teaching safety programs for outdoor enthusiasts and rescue agencies for more than a decade. He has served on safety teams for world-class whitewater races and co-developed the ACA Swiftwater Rescue Program with Charlie Walbridge. Charlie makes his home in Penllyn, Pennsylvania; Wayne in Mercerville, New Jersey.

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter 1. Keeping Out of Trouble

Chapter 2. Equipment Safety Check

Chapter 3. Swimming and Wading

Chapter 4. Throw Ropes: Selection and Use

Chapter 5. Swimming and Line-Based Rescues

Chapter 6. Recovering Pinned Boats

Chapter 7. Retrieving Runaway Boats

Chapter 8. In-Boat Entrapments, Body Pins, and Unconscious-Swimmer Rescues

Chapter 9. First Aid

Chapter 10. Evacuation and Transport

Chapter 11. Advanced River Rescue Skills

Appendix A. Knots

Appendix B. Safety Code of the American Whitewater Affiliation

Appendix C. Resources

Index

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