Cave Rescue Photo Page #1

Photos by Dan Peden

Laurel Caverns rescue: April 26, 2003
John Graybeal being attended to by rescuers; father at top
Presented here with family permission

"Orientation to Cave Rescue" training and mock rescue

Grotto members and others take a break during the OCR mock rescue

Passing a packaged patient through an awkward passage

Carrying an immobilized patient in a basket stretcher

Practicing a stretcher drag	Practicing a stretcher pass	Practicing a human chain stretcher pass
Practicing a 2 person stretcher pull	Cave rescue expert, Chuck Hempel, directs stretcher carry	Carl Pierce (front right) assists with stretcher practice

Paul Damon assists with stretcher pass during mock rescue	Practicing a "caterpiller carry"	Practicing a "turtle carry"
Field phone operator during mock rescue	Reassessing the patient during mock rescue	Debriefing the mock rescue

Rope rescue practice: rescuing an unconscious, on-rope caver

Todd Leonhardt practices unconscious caver rescue

Dan Peden practices single rope, unconscious caver rescue Photo by Todd Leonhardt

Todd Leonhardt demonstrates unconscious caver rescue