Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

10 Lifting and Moving

When performing an emergency move, always pull or drag the patient along the long axis of the body. One of the primary concerns of an emergency move is making an existing spinal injury worse. Follow the guidelines below to remove a patient from a life threatening situation without causing further injury. Use one of the following methods to move a patient on their back along the ground.

Emergency clothes drag – Pull the patient by their clothing around the shoulders and neck. If there are buttons or zippers, undo the first few to prevent choking the patient. This is a good method to support the patient’s head and neck with your forearms.

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