How do you transport an injured person when the ambulance is heading in the other direction? Joe Alton, MD, and Amy Alton, ARNP, explore some of your options when a victim has to be transported and you have to improvise a stretcher (some illustrations to follow with are below). Also, Christmas trees cause increasing mold counts in homes that are leading to some severe allergies, plus a Christmas Eve asteroid fly-by, and some discussion on vital signs in austere settings. All this and more on the latest Survival Medicine Hour. Listen in by clicking below:
There are many ways to transport someone in austere settings. Below you’ll see some we discuss in this episode:
the Jacket Stretcher
The Blanket Pull
The Blanket Stretcher
The Chair Stretcher
Stretcher improvised out of rope
Pack Strap Carry
Fireman’s Carry
fore and aft carry
Making a four-handed “seat”
2 man crutch carry
Wishing you the best of health in good times or bad,
Joe and Amy Alton
Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy
