Transcript SGTM 07 - Landmine and Unexploded Ordnance Awareness

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SGTM 7: Landmine and
Unexploded Ordnance
Awareness
SGTM 7: Landmine and Unexploded Ordnance Awareness
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Introduction and questionnaire
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Defining mines and unexploded ordnance
(UXO)
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Identifying the threat
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Informing and preparing yourself
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Practising caution on the road
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Exiting a minefield
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Treating injury
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Be aware, be safe ― Mines and
UXO are always dangerous
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Only trained specialists should
search for and handle them
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True or false?
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Unexploded bombs are not
so dangerous because you
can see them and simply
move them out of your way.
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True or false?
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A type of mine will explode
only when you take your
foot off of it; so you may
have time to find a heavy
object to place on the mine
as you remove your foot.
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True or false?
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A mine that did not go off
the first time will not
explode later.
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True or false?
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If you run or drive very
quickly through a minefield,
you can avoid the blast of
an exploding mine.
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True or false?
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Driving livestock through a
field makes the field safe
from mines.
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True or false?
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Landmines tend to rot in the
ground, so they will not
work after being buried for a
few years.
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True or false?
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Burning an area may clear it
of some mines, but not all of
them.
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Mines, landmines
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Anti-personnel
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Blast effect
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Fragmentation
 Stake
 Directional
 Bounding
Anti-tank, anti-vehicle
UXO
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Grenades, rockets, mortars,
bombs, other
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Activation by:
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Direct pressure
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Tripwires
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Command detonation
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Tilt rods
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Time delay
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Disturbance
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Other (e.g., light)
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Identifying the threat
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Country-specific leaflets
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Mine replicas
(DO NOT TOUCH)
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Updates from mine action
centre, other
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Warning signs
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Destroyed buildings, vehicles, equipment
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Partly visible mines and UXO
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Discarded packaging
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Tripwires, tilt rods
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Casualties, injured or dead animals
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Signs of fighting
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Disturbed soil, vegetation
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Overgrown areas
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Signs of local behaviour (areas avoided)
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Three cardinal rules
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When in doubt, stay out!
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Well-laid landmines are
almost impossible to see!
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Never approach, never
touch landmines or UXO!
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Know who can help you
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Medical facilities
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Mine action centres, agencies
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United Nations resources
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Aid agencies, NGOs
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Update your mine and UXO information regularly
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The locations you should
know about
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The types of information
you should collect
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From whom you should
collect the information
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Share your information with:
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Your head office
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Local mine action centres
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United Nations resources
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Aid agencies, NGOs
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Follow personal and
vehicle safety
procedures.
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Drive slowly: speed
is not a priority over
safety!
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Don’t take risks! If
you have any doubt,
turn back!
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Caught in a minefield?
Movement stops
I
Inform and warn: tell everyone not to
move, contact base, indicate location
N
Note area, examine ground, look for
tripwires and mines, identify safe
ground
E
Evaluate situation, take control
D
Do not move from your location,
wait for help
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Injury in a minefield?
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Do not rush to the victim — do not try
to rescue her/him
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Note time and location
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Call a mine clearance team and medevac
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Talk to the victim
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Prepare first aid kit
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Wait for assistance
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Emergency procedures
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Check victim for breathing
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Stop the bleeding
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Elevate injured limb above heart level
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Keep victim calm, protect from
exposure
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Get victim to hospital by best available
means
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Be aware of the threat
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Be informed and prepared
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Be careful: emergency
procedures
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