Whitewater Safety and Rescue - Paperback

by Franco Ferrero (Author)

Whitewater Safety and Rescue is a must for recreational paddlers and professional river guides alike. Covering topics from strategies for safely descending a rapid to recovering overboard paddlers and making injured people safe, it thoroughly explains all aspects of safety and rescue on a river and in white water. Over 400 color photographs and detailed diagrams illustrate this essential and modern instructional guide for canoeists, kayakers, and rafters.

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The definitive resourcefor recreational paddlers andprofessional river guides Whitewater Safety and Rescue is a must for anyone who ventures into moving water by canoe, kayak, or raft. Addressing all relevant topics--from strategies for safely descending a rapid, to one-handed river signals, to recovering overboard paddlers and performing first aid--recognized authority Franco Ferrero thoroughly explains every aspect of safety and rescue in whitewater. He adopts the latest approach in the field, making the key points clear and easy to remember. More than 400 color photographs and detailed diagrams illustrate this modern instructional guide. Covers these topics and more: - Reading Whitewater- Assessing Hazards and Risks- Planning a Descent- Learning Skillful Paddling- Preparing the Mind- Scouting Techniques- Communication, Organization, and Leadership- Equipment Design- Recovering Overboard Paddlers- Incident Management- First Aid and Resuscitation- Moving Injured Paddlers- Access and Recovery, including Rope Dynamics

Author Biography

Franco Ferrero is a qualified British Canoe Union (BCU) Level 5 Coach (Sea and Inland) and is certified in the United Kingdom as a Rescue Emergency Care first-aid provider and a Rescue 3 Instructor. He is the author of BCU Canoe & Kayak Handbook, BCU Coaching Handbook, and Sea Kayak Navigation. He lives in Wales.