Why is dehydration a concern for searchers working outdoors?

It can develop during long hours of activity and needs prevention and first aid.

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  2. It can develop during long hours of activity and needs prevention and first aid ✔
  3. It happens only in cold weather

Why: Searchers and subjects can develop dehydration during a SAR situation, so first aid and prevention both matter.

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Answer: It can develop during long hours of activity and needs prevention and first aid. Searchers and subjects can develop dehydration during a SAR situation, so first aid and prevention both matter.

  1. Scouting America: Search and Rescue www.scouting.org/merit-badges/search-and-rescue
    Show or explain first aid for, and prevention of, injuries and conditions that searchers and subjects could develop
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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