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    4 Carrying and Transporting An Injured Person

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    This document provides guidance on transporting an injured person to safety. It outlines that transport requires care and proper training. A first aider must consider the victim's weight, height, consciousness level, and injuries as well as the environment. Different transport methods are described including one-man techniques like fireman's carry, piggyback, or shoulder drag. Two-man carries involve using a chair. With three or more people, options include a hammock carry or six-person lift. Proper victim assessment and selecting the right transport technique for the situation are important to safely move an injured individual.

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    This document provides guidance on transporting an injured person to safety. It outlines that transport requires care and proper training. A first aider must consider the victim's weight, height, consciousness level, and injuries as well as the environment. Different transport methods are described including one-man techniques like fireman's carry, piggyback, or shoulder drag. Two-man carries involve using a chair. With three or more people, options include a hammock carry or six-person lift. Proper victim assessment and selecting the right transport technique for the situation are important to safely move an injured individual.

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    This document provides guidance on transporting an injured person to safety. It outlines that transport requires care and proper training. A first aider must consider the victim's weight, height, consciousness level, and injuries as well as the environment. Different transport methods are described including one-man techniques like fireman's carry, piggyback, or shoulder drag. Two-man carries involve using a chair. With three or more people, options include a hammock carry or six-person lift. Proper victim assessment and selecting the right transport technique for the situation are important to safely move an injured individual.

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    4 Carrying and Transporting An Injured Person

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    Clarissa Joyce Bagos
    This document provides guidance on transporting an injured person to safety. It outlines that transport requires care and proper training. A first aider must consider the victim's weight, height, consciousness level, and injuries as well as the environment. Different transport methods are described including one-man techniques like fireman's carry, piggyback, or shoulder drag. Two-man carries involve using a chair. With three or more people, options include a hammock carry or six-person lift. Proper victim assessment and selecting the right transport technique for the situation are important to safely move an injured individual.

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    An injured person needs

    your help. You are to bring


    her to a safer place.
    Carrying and
    Transporting an
    Injured Person
    1.Transporting an injured
    person to a safer place
    requires great care.
    2. A first aider must
    undergo proper training.
    A first aider must consider
    the following factors:
    a. Weight and height of the victim
    b. Status of the victim (conscious
    or unconscious)
    c. Environment (safe, floor is
    smooth, narrow or wide)
    d. Special need considerations
    (injuries of the victims)
    Different Kinds
    of Transport
    1. One-Man Transport
    2. Two-Man Carry
    3. Two or More Man Transport
    One-Man Transport
    (One-man Transport)
    1. Fireman’s
    Carry- the
    easiest way to
    transport a light
    and smaller
    victim
    (One-man Transport)
    2. Piggy Back –
    when the victim
    is conscious
    (One-man Transport)
    3. Pack Strap
    Carry - when the
    victim is smaller
    than the first aider
    (One-man Transport)
    4. Shoulder Drag
    – used when the
    floor is smooth,
    short distance
    transport
    (One-man Transport)
    5. Fireman’s Drag
    or Tied-hands
    Crawl – used when
    first aider and
    victim must crawl
    underneath a low
    structure
    (One-man Transport)
    6. Blanket Drag –
    used when the
    victim is seriously
    injured and
    should not be
    lifted.
    Two-man Carry
    (Two-man Carry)
    1. Chair or Seat
    Carry – when
    there are two
    first aiders and
    a chair is
    available
    Three or More-Man
    Transport
    (Three or More-Man Transport)

    1.Hammock
    Carry –
    when there
    are three
    first aiders
    (Three or More-Man Transport)

    2. Bearer
    Alongside Carry
    – carriers will
    stay on the
    uninjured side
    of the victim
    (Three or More-Man Transport)

    3. Six Man Lift and Carry-


    when there are six
    first aiders
    ACTIVITY
    Pick and Carry

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