health

1. CARRYING AND
TRANSPORTING AN
INJURED PERSON

4. Carrying and Transporting an
Injured Person
•Transporting an injured person
to a safer place requires great
care. A first aider must undergo
proper training. When doing
this, a first aider must consider
the following factors:

5. Weight and height of the victim
Status of the victim (conscious or
unconscious)
Environment (safe, floor is smooth,
narrow or wide)
Special need considerations (injuries of
the victims)

6. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Reassure the casualty
and explain to him
what you are
planning to do
Seek for assistance
No more than one
leader should be
there to guide the
team.
Do not try to move a
seriously injured
victim alone when
assistance is
available.

7. 1
Maintain
proper
body
mechanics
while
moving the
victim.
2
Take
immediate
action to
transport
the casualty
to the
nearest
health care
agency.
3
Before
transporting
consider the
nature and
severity of
injury, first aid
already
provided,
number of
assistants
available and
the distance
and route to be
covered

8. METHODS OF
TRANSPORTING

9. WHEN ONLY
ONE FIRST AIDER
IS AVAILABLE
AND THE
CASUALTY IS
WITH MINOR
INJURIES.

11. Fireman’s Carry –
the easiest way to
transport a light and
smaller victim

13. Piggy Back
– when the
victim is
conscious

15. Pack Strap
Carry - when the
victim is smaller
than the first
aider

17. Shoulder Drag –
used when the
floor is smooth,
short distance
transport

19. Fireman’s Drag
or Tied-hands
Crawl – used when
first aider and
victim must crawl
underneath a

21. Blanket Drag-
used when the
victim is seriously
injured and should
not be lifted.

22. BLANKET DRAG
The blanket drag can be used to move
a person who, due to the severity of
the injury,should not be lifted or
carried by one person alone.
Place the casualty in the supine
position on a blanket and pull the
blanket along the floor.
Always pull the casualty head first,
with the head and shoulders slightly
raised so that the head will not bump
against the floor.

24. Two-man Carry

25. Chair or Seat
Carry – when
there are two first
aiders and a
chair is available

26. CHAIR METHOD
The casualty is made to sit on a chair
and fasten him on the chair with a long
piece of cloth.
One person should stand in front and
the other person behind the casualty,
facing each other.
Now both the first aiders together
carry him slowly, ensuring the casualty
does not lean forward or fall down.

28. Three or more-Man
Transport

29. Hammock
Carry – when
there are
three first
aiders

31. Bearer Alongside
Carry – carriers will
stay on the
uninjured side of the
victim

33. Six Man Lift
and Carry –
when there are
six first aiders

35. QUIZ

36. IDENTIFY THE
TECHNIQUES USED IN
CARRYING AND
TRANSPORTING VICTIMS.

37.  1. WHEN THERE
ARE TWO FIRST
AIDERS AND A CHAIR
IS AVAILABLE.

38.  2. USED WHEN THE
VICTIM IS SERIOUSLY
INJURED AND SHOULD
NOT BE LIFTED.

39.  3. CARRYING
OR LIFTING
THE VICTIM IN
HANDS.

40.  4. USED TO MOVE A
PERSON WHO, DUE
TO THE SEVERITY OF
THE INJURY, SHOULD
NOT BE LIFTED OR
CARRIED BY ONE
PERSON ALONE.

41.  5. WHEN THE VICTIM IS
SMALLER THAN THE FIRST
AIDER.

43. CHAIR CARRY
1. WHEN THERE
ARE TWO FIRST
AIDERS AND A
CHAIR IS AVAILABLE.

44. BLANKET DRAG
 2. USED WHEN THE
VICTIM IS SERIOUSLY
INJURED AND SHOULD
NOT BE LIFTED.

45. FIREMANS CARRY
 3. CARRYING
OR LIFTING
THE VICTIM IN
HANDS.

46. THREE OR MORE-MAN
TRANSPORT
 4. USED TO MOVE A
PERSON WHO, DUE
TO THE SEVERITY OF
THE INJURY, SHOULD
NOT BE LIFTED OR
CARRIED BY ONE
PERSON ALONE.

47. PACK STRAP
CARRY
 5. WHEN THE VICTIM IS
SMALLER THAN THE FIRST
AIDER.

50. APPLICATION:
PICK AND CARRY
THE CLASS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS WITH 3-4 MEMBERS.
ONE FROM YOUR GROUP WILL ACT AS A VICTIM. THE TEACHER
HAS PREPARED STRIPS OF PAPER IN WHICH THE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF CARRYING AND TRANSPORTING THE VICTIM ARE
WRITTEN. YOU WILL PICK THREE AND DEMONSTRATE THE
PROPER TECHNIQUES. THE STUDENTS WILL BE GRADED BASED
ON THE RUBRICS.