Download or read book Rescue Skills and Techniques written by United States. Civil Defense Office and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide has been prepared for use as a textbook in rescue training courses at OCD-approved training schools and is to be used in rescue training programs of State and local governments. This publication explains rescue skills and techniques to those who are training for rescue service in time of national emergency under direction of the Federal, State, or local government. It describes rescue squad's tools and equipment and gives instructions for their use. This guide also contains information on basic types of building construction and the ways in which buildings may collapse as a result of blast.