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RESCUE PROCEDURES - 12018_487
TRANSPORTATION PROCEDURES

Basic Military Requirements (BMR) - Requirement for military advancement
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1.   Place the victim face down, as shown in figure 14-19, view A. Kneel on one knee at the head, facing the victim. Pass your hands under the armpits. 2.  Raise the victim, as shown in figure 14-19, view B. Take a better hold across the back. 3.  Raise the victim to a standing position and stick your  right  leg  between  the  victim’s  legs,  as shown  in  figure  14-19,  view  C.  Grasp  the victim’s right wrist in your left hand and swing the arm around the back of your neck and down your left shoulder. 4.  Stoop quickly and pull the victim across your shoulders and, at the same time, put your right arm  between  the  victim’s  legs,  as  shown  in figure 14-19, view D. 5.  Grasp the victim’s right wrist with your right hand  and  straighten  up,  as  shown  in  figure 14-19, view E. The procedure for lowering the victim to the deck is shown in figure 14-19, views F and G. TIED-HANDS CRAWL The tied-hands crawl shown in figure 14-20 may be used to drag an unconscious person for a short distance; it is particularly useful when you must crawl underneath a low structure. RESCUE FROM ELECTRICAL CONTACT Rescuing a person who has received an electric shock  is  likely  to  be  difficult  and  dangerous.  Use extreme caution or the rescuer may also be electrocuted. Don’t touch the victim’s body, the wire, or any other object that may be conducting electricity. Some procedures you might use to rescue a person who’s received an electric shock are as follows: Look for the switch first of all, and if you find it, turn off the current immediately. Don’t waste too much  time  hunting  for  the  switch;  however, every second is important. If you cannot find the switch, you should try to remove  the  wire  from  the  victim  with  a  dry broom  handle,  branch,  pole,  oar,  board,  or similar nonconducting object (fig. 14-21). It may be possible to use dry rope or dry clothing to pull the wire away from the victim. You can also break the contact by cutting the wire with a wooden-handled axe, but that is extremely dangerous because the cut ends of the wire are likely to curl and lash back at you before you have time to get out of the way. When  you  are  trying  to  break  an  electrical contact,  always  stand  on  some  nonconducting material,  such  as  a  dry  board,  newspaper,  or clothing. Administer artificial ventilation immediately after freeing the person from the wire if the electric shock caused breathing to stop. Check the victim’s pulse, since electric shock may also cause the heart to stop. If 14-26 Figure 14-20.—Tied-hands crawl. Figure 14-21.—Pushing a victim away from a power line. Student Notes:







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