Emergency Rescue and Transfer

Emergency Rescue
• Is a procedure moving a victim from a
dangerous to safe place.
• The procedure of moving a victim from a safe
place to a safer place is called Emergency
transfer.
 Indication for Emergency Rescue
• Danger of fire and explosion.
• Danger of toxic gases or asphyxia.
• Serious traffic hazard
• Danger of electrocution
• Danger of collapsing wall
• Exposure to cold or intense weather condition
• Risk of drowning
 Basic Principles of Emergency Rescue
and Transfer Rescue
1. Ensure or maintenance of an open airway.
2. Control of severe bleeding.
3. Moving victim as one unit and in proper body
position.
4. Methods of ERT should be safe, comfortable
and fast.
5. Check victim's condition regularly before,
during and after the ERT.
6. Immobilization of injured body parts before
extrication and transfer
7. Taller first aider must stay at the head part of
the victim.
 Criteria for Selection of Methodsof
Transfer of Transfer
1. Nature and severity of the Injury.
2. Size of the victim.
3. Physical capabilities of rescuer.
4. Availability of equipment.
5. Evacuation route.
6. Distance of the place where the victim will be
transferred.
Method’s of Transfer
 One-man assist
1. Assist to walk 1. Inclined drag
2. Pack strap carry 2. Blanket drag
3. Fireman’s carry 3. Fireman’s drag
4. Piggyback carry 4. Clothes drag
 Two-man carry
1. Two-man assist to walk
2. Two-man carry by extremities
3. Two-man fireman’s carry with assistant
4. Two-man hand as litter
5. two-man four hand seat
 Three-man carry
1. Bearer’s along side
2. Hammock carry
 Four/Six/Eight-man carry
1. Blanket
2. Use of stretcher
1. Improvise stretcher
2. Military stretcher
3. Ambulance stretcher
3. Use of long spinal board
4. To load and unload in an ambulance
 Things to consider
1. Move only the victim if his ABC’s are stable.
2. As much as possible, let the victim move on
his own.
3. Always ask the permission of the victim and
keep him informed.
4. Observe ergonomics in lifting and transfer.