“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 …
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.
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 …
Dragging a casualty with a slung weapon presents a safety problem. Learn what it is & how to deal with it.
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…
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 …
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 …