Premergency First Aid, CPR and AED Manual

10 Lifting and Moving

Extremity drag – Rotate the patient’s arms out and over their head. Grasp at the wrists and pull them along the ground. Alternatively, cross the patient’s arms over their chest, grasp their ankles, and pull them along the ground.

extremity drag

SKILL

Lifting skills is based on proper technique of using the big muscles in the legs. To lift performing a squat first is the key to lifting properly and avoiding back injury.

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