In contrast to low-angle rope rescues, high-angle rescues:
A) involve situations where the patient must be removed from a cliff or other high area that is more than 50 feet from the ground.
B) are situations where the slope of the ground is greater than 45° and the rescuers are dependent on the fixed surface of the ground.
C) involve any situation in which the ground is used as primary support and the rope system is used as a secondary means of support.
D) involve situations where the slope of the ground is greater than 45° and rescuers or patients are dependent on a life safety rope.
Answer: D) involve situations where the slope of the ground is greater than 45° and rescuers or patients are dependent on a life safety rope.
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