Emergency and Non-Emergency Moves

1. Emergency and Non-Emergency Moves

2. One of the most dangerous threats to a seriously injured person is unnecessary movement • You should move a person only in the following three situations: • When you are faced with immediate danger (e.g., fire). • When you must get to another person who may have a more serious injury or illness. • When you must move the person to give proper care

3. To avoid hurting yourself or the injured person: • use your legs, not your back, when you bend • Bend at the knees and hips and avoid twisting your body • Avoid twisting or bending anyone who you think has a possible head, neck or back injury

4. Walking Assist

6. Pack-Strap Carry

7. Two-Person Seat Carry

8. Clothes Drag • Gather the patient’s clothing behind his or her neck. While moving the patient, cradle the head with his or her clothes and your hands. • Pull the patient to safety

9. Blanket Drag • Keep the patient between you and the blanket. • Gather half the blanket and place it against the patient’s side. • Roll the patient toward you as a unit. • Reach over the patient and place the blanket under the patient. • Roll the patient onto the blanket. • Gather the blanket at the head and move the patient to safety

11. Foot Drag • Firmly grasp the patient’s ankles and move backward • Pull the patient in a straight line and be careful not to bump his or her head

14. Four-handed seat • This technique is for carrying conscious and alert victims moderate distances • The victim must be able to stand unsupported and hold themselves upright during transport

15. Two-handed seat • This technique is for carrying a victim longer distances. • This technique can support an unconscious victim.

16. Chair carry • This is a good method for carrying victims up and down stairs or through narrow or uneven areas

17. Hammock carry

18. Three-person carry or stretcher lift

19. Stretchers • Assess what equipment you have to improvise a stretcher • A good stretcher: • Is stable. • Can be tipped over without the patient falling out. • Keeps the patient safe and does not make the patient’s injuries worse. • Will not injure the person carrying it • Makes the person feel safe and comfortable • Can be controlled from both ends at the same time.

20. When carrying a stretcher………..

22. Blanket stretcher

23. Improvised stretcher

24. Helping a Person in Trouble in the Water • Out-of-water assists are safer for the responder • Reach out to the person with a hand, foot, clothing, stick, paddle or anything that allows you to remain safely on land or in a boat

25. If the water is safe and shallow enough, you can wade in to reach the victim • Wade into the water and extend the object to the victim

26. Throw something that floats to the person so he or she can hold on to it. • You can also throw a rope and tow the person to safety.

27. Row to the person, or get to the person in some sort of watercraft, using reaching or throwing devices as appropriate

28. Go • “Go” is ONLY appropriate for good swimmers with water rescue training and when it is possible to safely reach the victim.

29. How to Treat a Spinal Injury Victim • Spinal injuries can lead to permanent disability and paralysis. • Knowing how to properly treat someone who has had a spinal injury can lower the risks of damaging the spinal cord. • Spinal cord injuries can cause long-term, irreversible damage and death

30. 1- Know when a person is at risk of a spinal cord injury • Victim reports severe pain in neck or back. • Victim cannot or will not move neck. • Victim has fallen on, or has suffered trauma to the back, neck or head. • Head trauma with ongoing effects on consciousness. • Loss of bladder or bowel control. • Paralysis, weakness, or numbness of limbs. • Neck or back is at an unnatural angle.

31. 2- Call for emergency services • Medical professionals will be better able to assess and manage potential spinal injuries, and will have backboards and special equipment for moving people with these injuries

32. 3- Do not move the victim • Do not move the victim unless he is in immediate danger of further injury or you need to open an airway for them to breathe

33. 4- Stabilize the victim

34. If the victim must be moved • Pull them by their clothing • Grab a shirt collar and use your forearms to support their head while pulling the body in a straight line.

35. Pull the victim with their feet or shoulders • Use both feet, both shoulders, or both arms pulled over the shoulders.

36. Use at least two people if you must roll a victim over

37. Thanks for your attention