. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. acing distance, while Nos. 1 and3 return to their places and face toward the ambulance. The squad may now be marched to a new litter or intoranks. In the former case, Nos. 1 and 3 face to the leftand Nos. 2 and 4 to the right, and march as if about acentral point, falling-in in the order 1, 3, 2, 4. In thelatter case the movement is reversed. To unload a litter from an ambulance, a squad shouldbe marched to the rear of the ambulance and formedabout the central po
. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. acing distance, while Nos. 1 and3 return to their places and face toward the ambulance. The squad may now be marched to a new litter or intoranks. In the former case, Nos. 1 and 3 face to the leftand Nos. 2 and 4 to the right, and march as if about acentral point, falling-in in the order 1, 3, 2, 4. In thelatter case the movement is reversed. To unload a litter from an ambulance, a squad shouldbe marched to the rear of the ambulance and formedabout the central point as indicated in the preceding para-graph, Nos. 1 and 3 in the front rank and Nos. 4 and 2in the rear rank. No. 4 then commands, Unload, litter, Nos. 1 and 3 face inward and step back oneyard to the left and right, respectively ; (Two) Nos. 2and 4 step forward and, grasping the rear handles, drawthe litter gently out, seizing the litter poles at the rearlegs with the palms upward ; (Three) Nos. 1 and 3advance and grasp the litter poles at the front legs withthe palms upward, and (Four) the litter is drawn clear of. Fio. 4(122.—Carrying a Litter up a Marked Incline. One of the rearbearers is almost entirely concealed in the photograph by his visa-vis. by three bearers with the same commands as for four, thebearers being assigned to the same posts as when loading. The Carriage of a Litter upon a Marked In-cline.—When a litter is brought to a marked ascent ordescent, such as is presented by a flight of stairs or a hill,two bearers are not enough to carry it up or down. Inthis case, the relief party must co-operate with the bearersproper, as in loading a litter upon an ambulance. Whenthe litter has been brought to the foot of the stairway orhill, it is lowered and No. 4 commands, Prepare to load,march, following with, Raise, litter, and that with, For-ward, march. Great care should be taken by the bearersto maintain the litter on a. level—the front and rearbearer
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