title: Russian-Canadian-American Rescuers: Training to Save Lives Together
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A Canadian SAR medic assisted by a Russian SAR specialist assesses a mock victim ( a U.S. SAR specialist) in the triage area.

A Canadian SAR medic assisted by a Russian SAR specialist assesses a mock victim ( a U.S. SAR specialist) in the triage area.

The exercise scenario involved parachuting into the site of a mock commercial airliner crash, triaging the victims, and transporting them to emergency medical facilities as quickly as possible. The objectives included maximum use of U.S. equipment and tactics and minimum use of translators, so English and Russian-speaking troops could learn to work together quickly and effectively at a crash site where they would probably encounter far more casualties than interpreters.
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