On the morning of our departure, after a fitful night of sleep, I met up with George at the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium for a final check of equipment, then to load three long wooden sleds with our gear: food, tents, stoves, pots, pans, water jugs, shotgun, radio, Global Positioning System, sleeping bags and mounds of fleece and down.
These included carrying out regular quality checks of equipment and monitoring the procedural performance of technicians.
In healthcare, this type of operational check of equipment has evolved along with advanced medical technology.
The purpose of the checklist was a double check of equipment, patient preparation, medication, and the preparedness for an unexpected difficult intubation.
The incident was an error in equipment use, facilitated by hurry, lack of checking of the equipment prior to its use, and the complex and unclear design of the devices' screens.
Removed items concerned the checking of monitoring equipment and the availability of sedatives and antidotes.
Key aspects of the programme, such as checking of the equipment and patient-records were integrated into the protocol of the regular supervisions carried out by the district health committee.
However, the pilot is often involved in simpler patient-related tasks to assist the medical crew, such as checking of medical equipment, resuscitation and preparing the patient for transport on the stretcher.
In North Carolina, state emergency management officials checked stockpiles of equipment, clean water, food and tarps.
As in paragliding, periodical checking and maintenance of equipment (the wing and lines in particular) are essential.
In addition, searches and checks of all equipment, feed, hay and bales will be conducted, and veterinarians will be escorted to the specific horse.
