Evacuation Carry Techniques
Techniques for Removing Limited Mobility Patients:
For one-person carries:
- Cradle Drop
- Fold a blanket in half length-wise and place it on the floor beside the bed.
- Slide one arm under the patient’s neck and shoulder and the other under the patient’s back.
- Pull the patient to the end of the bed, drop down to one knee and lower the patient so that your knee supports the patient’s back.
- Let the patient slide gently to the blanket and pull the patient headfirst from the room.
For two-person carries:
- Swing Carry
- The first person raises the patient to a sitting position at the edge of the bed and places one arm behind the patient’s shoulder and the other arm under the patient’s knee.
- The second person places one arm behind the patient and grasps the first person’s shoulder, then places their other arm under the patient’s knees and grasps the first person’s wrists.
- The patient sits on the rescuers’ clasped hands and wrists and leans back against their arms.
- The Extremity Carry
- The first person raises the patient to a sitting position; then, from behind, reaches under the patient’s armpits and grasps their own wrists in front of the patient’s chest.
- The second person moves between the patient’s legs with their back to the patient and encircles the patient’s legs at the knees with each arm.
- The first person hugs and lifts while the second carries the patient’s legs and the patient is moved feet first.
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