Unit III: Health and Safety Education

TRANSFERRING AN INJURED

Before moving the injured

1. Evaluate type and extent of injuries
2. Make sure dressings are reinforced
3. Make sure fractures are immobilized and supported

Consider these when moving the injured!!

 Choose carry method based on victim’s injuries
 Choose carry method based on physical capability of the first aider
 Availability of equipment and personnel
 Distance and evacuation route
 Tell conscious victims how they will be moved
 Consider the weight of the victim
 Gender/Sex of the victim

MANUAL CARRIES

One-Man Carry - used only when one bearer is available to transfer the injured victim.

1. Fireman’s Carry – do not use if the victim has an injured arm, leg, ribs, neck or back.
2. Assist to Walk – victim must be able to walk or at least hop one leg, using the bearer
as a crutch.
3. Sweetheart Carry – used to transport a victim for a short distance (up to 50 meters)
or to place him on a litter or stretcher.
4. Piggyback Carry – use only on a conscious victim since he must be able to hold on to
the bearer’s back.
5. Pack-strap Carry – used to carry a victim (50-300 meters) or to move a heavy victim.
Do not use when victim has injured arms, ribs, neck or back.

Two-Man Carry
 More comfortable for the victim
 Less likely to worsen injuries
 Less tiring for bearers

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 a. Four-Hand Seat Carry
- for conscious victims
- useful in victims with head/foot injury for moderate distance
- useful for placing a casualty on a litter
b. Arm-as-litter
- for unconscious victims
- for short distances or to place him on a litter
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c. Chair Carry
- a good method to use when your victim is carried up or down steps or
through narrow, winding passageways
- do not try to do this method if the victim has injured neck, back or pelvis.

Three-Man Carry

a. Bearers on One Side

- safety way to transport a victim of back injury
during extreme emergencies when there is no
time to obtain a spine.
b. Hammock Carry ( Bearers on Opposite side )

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Drags - for immediately transferring the victim to a safer area by pulling

a) Fireman’s Drag
- useful when you must crawl under a low structure or remove a victim
from a smoke-filled, burning room
b) Feet Drag
- fastest way of moving a victim over a short distance over a smooth
surface
- do not use this method if there are broken ankles, legs or feet

c) Clothes Drag
- bearer drags the victim by the clothing on the victim’s upper body
- better than feet drag since the head is supported

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Improvised Stretchers

a. Use of Blanket or Tarp

b. Use of Sacks/Poles
c. Use of Blanket/Poles
d. Use of Shirts/Poles

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