A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . Fig. 149.—Method of carrying a litter upstairs. Note that the Htter iscarried in the horizontal position. To Pass Obstacles.—If the ground is very uneven or far, the luarer squads should always consist ofthree or four men, preferably four. To carry a loaded litter upstairs, the patient should l)ecarried head first. The leading bearer (or bearers) carrieshis end of the stretcher low and the following bearers carrytheir end high so that the litter remains horizontal. Incarrying flownstairs the process is reversed except that the LIT
A text-book of first aid and emergency treatment . Fig. 149.—Method of carrying a litter upstairs. Note that the Htter iscarried in the horizontal position. To Pass Obstacles.—If the ground is very uneven or far, the luarer squads should always consist ofthree or four men, preferably four. To carry a loaded litter upstairs, the patient should l)ecarried head first. The leading bearer (or bearers) carrieshis end of the stretcher low and the following bearers carrytheir end high so that the litter remains horizontal. Incarrying flownstairs the process is reversed except that the LITTER TRANSPORTATION 265 patient travels feet first. The leading bearers hold theirend of the stretcher high while the other end is lowered. To cross a fence or other low obstacle only two bearersare necessary. The litter is placed on the ground with thehead next to the fence and. the bearers take their places. Fig. 150.—Method of crossing a high obstacle. When the front end ofthe litter rests upon the fence, two bearers cross the fence and work fromthe other side. at the sides of the litter, lifting it until the head of the littercan be rested on the fence. When the front stirrups havecleared the fence the bearers work back to the foot and oneman takes his place at the foot, the other climbing acrossthe fence and taking the head. The litter is now lifted untilthe foot rests on the fence and the second bearer crosses the 2()G TRA N SPORT A TION fence, lie takes liis ])la(e at the front with the otlier bearerand they work then- way until they are one t)n each sidenear the center. Tlie Utter is now Hfted down and placedon the ground and two hearers take their respectixe placesat the ends of the litter. To cross a high fence four bearers are necessary. Ivichman takes his place facing the litter, grasps a handle withboth hands and raises it to the top of the fence. It is thenniovetl until the
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