Emergency Rescue and Transfer

Emergency Rescue
is a rapid movement of patient from unsafe place to a place of safety.

Indication for emergency rescue

Danger of fire and explosion Danger of toxic gases or asphyxia due to lack of oxygen Serious traffic hazard Danger of electrocution Danger of collapsing wall Exposure to cold, intense or intense weather condition Danger of pinning by machinery.

Transfer
is moving a patient from one place to another after giving first aid.

Basic Principles of Emergency Rescue and Transfer

1. Maintenance of an open airway 2. Control of severe bleeding 3. Moving victim as one unit and in proper body position 4. Methods of ERT should be safe, comfortable and fast. 5. Check victim's condition regularly before, during and after the ERT 6. mmobilization of injured body parts before extrication and transfer 7. Taller first aider must stay at the head part of the victim.

Criteria for Selection of Methods of Transfer

1. Nature and severity of the Injury 2. Size of the victim 3. Physical capabilities of the rescuer 4. Availability of personnel and equipment 5. Evacuation route/terrain 6. Distance of the place where the victim will be transferred 7. Sex of the victim/rescuer

Method of transfer
One-Man carry assist to walk Cloth drag carry in arms Armpit/shoulder drag pack strap carry fireman's drag/crawl fireman's carry Feet drag piggy back carry inclined drag (head first

passing a stairway)

Place patients arm around your neck, grasping his hands in yours Place your other arm around patients waist Help patient walk safely. Be prepared to change movement technique if level of danger increases

Two-man carry four-hand seat carry by extremities hand as a litter chair as a litter Assist to walk

Three- man carry bearer's along the side hammock carry

Four/Six/Eight-man carry Blanket Use of stretcher -improvised stretcher/blanket-lift -military stretcher -ambulance stretcher Use of long spinal board To load and unload in an ambulance