Victims Evacuation

Rescue Drag and carry Techniques

 Required to evacuate a sick or injured person form an emergency scene

to a safe location.
 Causalities carried carefully and correctly handled, otherwise their
injuries may become more serious or possibly fatal.
 situation permitting, evacuation of a causality should be organized and un-
harried.
 Each movement should be performed as deliberately and gently as
possible
 Manual carries are tiring for the rescuer and involved the risk of
increasing the severity of the causality's injury.
 Chose the rescue techniques that will be least harmful, both to rescuer and
the victim.
 Types of Drag and carry Techniques

 Tied-hands crawling  Ankle pull

 Crawling techniques  Shoulder pull
 One person arm carry  Blanket drag
 One person pack-strap carry  Two handed seat
 Fire fighters carry  Four handed seat
 Two persons drag  Three person carry
 Two persons carry (by arm and  Removal downstairs
legs)
 Chair carry
 Tied-hands crawling

The tied-hands crawl may be used to drag an unconscious causality for

short distance. It is particularly useful when you must crawl below a low
structure, but it is the least desirable because the causality's head is not
supported

 place the causality face up,

cross the casualty's wrist and tie
them together.
 kneel astride the casualty and lift
the arms over your head so that
the casualty’s wrists are at the
back of your neck.
 when you crawl forward, raise
your shoulders high enough so
that the casualty’s head will not
bump against the deck.
 Crawling Techniques

Use a triangular bandage , a torn shirt, etc to tie the

casualty’s hands together and place them around your
neck. This way you can move person much heavier then
yourself.
 One Person Arm Carry

Single rescuer to lift a victim safely

by arm carry

Rescuer holding the victims

around the victim’s back and
under the knees
 One Person Pack-strap Carry

This method is better for longer distance to lift a victim safely.

 Place both victim’s arm over your

shoulders.
 Cross the victim’s arm, grasping the
victim’s opposite wrist.
 Pull the arm close to your chest.
 Squat slightly and drive your hips into the
victim while bending slightly at the waist.
 Balance the load on your hips and
support the victims with your legs.
 Fire Fighters Carry

This technique is for carrying a victim longer distance. It is very difficult to get a
person up to this position from the ground. Getting the victim into position requires
a very strong rescuer or an assistant.

 The victim is carried over one

shoulder
 The rescuer’s arm, one the
side that the victim is being
carried, is wrapped across
the victim’s leg and grasps
the victim's opposite arm.
 Two Persons Drag/ Human Crutch

For the conscious victim, this carry allows the victim to swing their leg using the
rescuer as a pair of crutches.

For the unconscious victims, it is a quick and easy way to move a victim out of
immediate danger.

 Start with the victim on ground.

 Both rescuer stand on either side of the victims chest.
 The rescuer’s hand nearest the feet grabs the victim’s
wrist on their side of the victim.
 The rescuer’s other hand grasps the clothing of the
shoulder nearest them.
 Pulling and lifting victims arm, the rescuer bring the
victim into sitting position.
 The conscious victim will then stand with rescuer
assistance.
 The rescuers place their hands around the victim’s
waist
 Two Persons Drag/ Human Crutch
For the unconscious victim, the rescuer will grasp the belt of the victim’s clothing .

 The rescuer will bend down

 Place the victim’s arm over their shoulders so that they end
up facing the same direction as the victim.
 Then, using their legs, they stand with the victim.
 The rescuers then move out, dragging the victim’s legs
behind
 Two persons carry (by arms & legs)

• Rescuer 1 squats at the victim’s head and grasps the victim

from behind at the midsection.
• Rescuer 2 squats between the victim’s knees, grasping the
outside of the knees.
• Both rescuers rise to a standing position.
 Chairs Carry

This is a good way to carrying victims up and down stairs or through

narrow or not smooth areas

» Pick the victim up and place them or have them sit

in a chair.
» The rescuer at the head grasps the chair from the
side of the back, palms in.
» The rescuer at the head then tilts the chair back
onto its rear legs.
» For the shorts distance or stairwells, the second
rescuer should face in and grasp the chair legs.
» For longer distance, the second rescuer should
separate the victim’s leg, back into the chair and on
the command of the rescuer at the head, both
rescuers stand using their legs.
 Ankle Pull

The ankle pull is the fastest way for moving a victim a short distance
over a smooth surface. This is not a perfect way of patient movement.

 Grasp the victim by both ankles or pant cuffs.

 Pull with your legs, not your back.
 Keep your back as straight as possible.
 Try to keep the pull as straight and in line as possible.
 Keep aware that the head is unsupported and may bounce over
bumps and surface imperfections.
 Shoulders Pull
The shoulder pull is preferred to ankle pull. It supports head of victim,
the negative is that requires the rescuers to bend over at the waist
while pulling.

 Grasp the victim by the clothing under the shoulders.

 Keep your arms on both sides of the head.
 Support the head.
 try to keep the pull as straight and in line as possible.
 Blanket Drag

This is preferred way for dragging a victim from confined area.

 Place the victim on the blanket by using the logroll or

the three position lift.
 The victim is placed with the head approx. 2 ft. from
one corner of the blanket.
 Wrap the blanket corners around the victim.
 Keep your back as straight as possible.
 Use your legs, not your back.
 Try to keep the pull as straight and in line as possible.
 Two handed seat

This technique is for carrying a victim to longer distance.

This technique can support an unconscious victim.

 Pick up the victim by having both

rescuers squats down on either side
of the victim.
 Reach under the victim’s shoulders
as under their knees.
 Grasp the other rescuer’s wrist.
 From the squat, with good lifting
technique stand.
 walk in the direction that the victim is
facing.
 Four Handed Seat

This technique is used to carry conscious and alert victims to moderate

distance . The victim must be able to stand unsupported and hold
themselves upright during transport.

 Position the hands as indicted in the graphics.

 Lower the seat and allow the victim to sit.
 Lower the seat using your legs, not your back.
 When the victim in place, stand using your legs, keeping your back
straight.
 Three persons carry

This technique is for lifting a patient into bed or stretcher, or

transporting to short distance

 Each person kneels on the knee nearest the victim’s feet.

 On the command of the person at the head, the rescuers
lift the victim up and rest the victims on their knees.

If the patient is being placed on a low stretcher:

 On the command of the person at the head, patient is placed down the
stretcher.

If the patient is to be placed on high bed or to be carried:

 At this point, the rescuer will rotate the victims so that the victim facing the
rescuers, resting against the rescuers chest
 Three persons carry

 On the command of the person at the head, all the rescuers will
stand.
 To walk all rescuer will start out on the same foot, walking in a line
shoulder to shoulder.
 Removal Downstairs

Do not try if you suspect head or spinal injuries or broken limbs.

Use a mattress or rug under the person if one is available.