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Moving casualties is hard: Learn to do it faster and better

We discuss proven techniques for safe and efficient casualty movement. Learn to use improvised litters with readily available items around you. Learn the goals of patient positioning and why the recovery position is so powerful.

Mike Shertz

Unstable pelvic fractures can be highly lethal

  • Posted byMike Shertz
  • CategoriesCasualty Movement, MARCH
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October 2, 2019
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“Pelvic fractures are common in combat injuries and may be highly lethal. Twenty-six percent of service members who died during OIF and OEF had a pelvic fracture.” 1 This led to the TCCC committee adding pelvic binders to their guidelines …

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Non-Rigid litters are lighter and easier to store than their rigid counterparts, but they are harder to use.
Mike Shertz

Non-Rigid Litters

  • Posted byMike Shertz
  • CategoriesCasualty Movement, Equipment
  • Comments0 comment
October 14, 2018
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Carrying people is hard work. Carrying them with a litter makes the task easier. Non-Rigid litters are lighter and easier to store than their rigid counterparts, but they are harder to use. The casualty will naturally bend in the middle …

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Mike Shertz

Carrying a casualty with a long gun

  • Posted byMike Shertz
  • Categories(S) Security & Awareness, Casualty Movement
  • Comments0 comment
September 25, 2018
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Dragging a casualty with a slung weapon presents a safety problem. Learn what it is & how to deal with it.

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Never underestimate the power of an improvised litter to make moving casualties easier. This technique works best in residential structures because in many commercial buildings, the carpet is not "wall to wall" but rather individual squares,
Mike Shertz

Carpet to improvised litter in 60-seconds

  • Posted byMike Shertz
  • CategoriesCasualty Movement, Improvised
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September 18, 2018
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Never underestimate the power of an improvised litter to make moving casualties easier. This technique works best in residential structures because in many commercial buildings, the carpet is not “wall…

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Mike Shertz

Walking Backwards is not Combat Effective

  • Posted byMike Shertz
  • Categories(S) Security & Awareness, Casualty Movement
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August 6, 2018
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Moving casualties is always hard. Use a tool whenever possible. Even a folding chair makes it easier to carry casualties quickly and over distance. In A Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi says, “Make your combat stance, your everyday stance …

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Orange fencing commonly used at construction sites can be used as a makeshift litter, as demonstrated by Mike and two unnamed, masked associates
Mike Shertz

Improvised Litters

  • Posted byMike Shertz
  • CategoriesCasualty Movement, Improvised
July 30, 2018
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Creatively free-thinking under stress is extremely difficult. Learn to see improvised techniques in your every day environment and they will occur to you when you need them. Construction Barrier A very lightweight construction barrier is used as an improvised litter …

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