. First aid in illness and injury; . the litter should be held in the handsat arms length and supported by the slings. Only under themost exceptional conditions should the handles be supportedon the shoulders. 115. The bearers should keep the litter level notwithstand-ing any unevenness of the ground. 116. In making ascents or descents, the rear or front han-dles should be raised to bring the litter to the proper level,Nos. 1 and 4 supporting the poles on their respective sides. 276 EMERGENCIES AND ACCIDENTS With only three bearers, the free bearer takes hold of thehandle on his side. 117. As
. First aid in illness and injury; . the litter should be held in the handsat arms length and supported by the slings. Only under themost exceptional conditions should the handles be supportedon the shoulders. 115. The bearers should keep the litter level notwithstand-ing any unevenness of the ground. 116. In making ascents or descents, the rear or front han-dles should be raised to bring the litter to the proper level,Nos. 1 and 4 supporting the poles on their respective sides. 276 EMERGENCIES AND ACCIDENTS With only three bearers, the free bearer takes hold of thehandle on his side. 117. As a rule the patient should be carried on the litterfeet foremost, but in going up hill his head should be in front;in case of fracture of the lower extremities, he is carried uphill feet foremost, and down hill head foremost, to preventthe weight of the body from pressing down on the injuredpart. TO PASS OBSTACLES. 118. A breach should be made in a fence or wall for thepassage of the litter, if there be no gate or other opening, but. Fig. 161 (Par. 118). — Passing an Obstacle. should it be necessary to surmount the obstacle, the commandsare given: 1. Obstacle, 2. March. At obstacle, Nos. 1 and 4 close in to side of litter, grasppoles with both hands and support it; at march, No. 2 slipsloops from handles and climbing over, receives litter as itadvances (facing to the front) ; Nos. 1 and 4 then pass theobstacle and resume their places at the poles when the litteris carried over; No. 3, slipping loops from handles, now alsoclimbs over and takes his place between the handles; the PASSING OBSTACLES WITH THE LITTER 277 slings having been adjusted without halting, Nos. 1 and 4resume their posts. 119. The passage of a narrow cut or ditch is effected in asimilar manner; Nos. 1 and 4 bestride or descend into thecut, support and advance the litter until No. 2 has crossedand resumed his hold, when the litter is carried over; No. 3then crosses and all resume their places. 120. In crossing
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