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[[Image:German Rescue Car.jpg|thumb|Rescue team in [[Dresden]], [[Germany]], in 2006.]]
'''Rescue''' refers to operations that usually involve the saving of [[life]], or prevention of [[injury]].
Tools used might include [[search dogs]], [[search and rescue horse]]s, [[helicopter]]s, and the "[[Jaws of Life]]" and other [[hydraulic]] cutting and spreading [[tool]]s used to [[vehicle extrication|extricate]] individuals from wrecked [[vehicle]]s. Rescue operations are sometimes supported by special vehicles such as [[fire department]]'s or EMS [[Heavy rescue]] vehicle.
[[Rope]]s and special devices can reach and remove individuals and animals from difficult locations including:
*[[confined space rescue]]
*[[rope rescue]]
*[[cave rescue]]
*[[fast water rescue]]
*[[ice rescue]]
*[[mines rescue]]
*[[search and rescue]]
*[[wilderness]] rescue
*[[ski patrol]]
*[[Vehicle Rescue]]
Rescue operations require a high degree of [[training]] and are performed by [[Rescue Squad]]s, either independent or part of larger organizations like a [[fire department|fire]], [[police]], [[military]], [[first aid]] squad, or [[ambulance]] services. In The U.S., they are usually staffed by medically trained personnel as NFPA regulations require it.{{Fact|date=August 2007}}
[[Image:Gebirgstrage02 Patient Seilsicherung.jpg|thumb|Patient in mountain rescue stretcher]]
==Old meanings==
In former centuries the word "rescue" had other meanings: for example, there is an old record of a countryman living where [[Wythenshawe]] is now, being [[prosecute]]d in a local [[law court]] for "making rescue" of a pig which had been seized as a [[distraint|distress]] in non-payment of rent.
== See also==
*[[Animal Rescue]]
*[[Technical rescue]]
*[[Diver rescue]]
*[[Lifeboat (rescue)|Lifeboat]]
*[[Extraction (military)]]
*[[Extrication]]
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