Emergency Medical Care : How to Lift & Move Patients

There are many types of emergency lifts and carriers that a responder can form, but a patient who is not suspected of having a C spine injury can be moved by placing the arms under the shoulders and armpits. Discover how to use care when lifting a patient with help from an emergency medical technician in this free video on moving patients.

Expert: Rebecca Boutin
Bio: Rebecca Boutin has worked for the city of Westfield, Mass. as an emergency medical technician, paramedic and firefighter since 1999.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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• emergency medical care
• EMT
• paramedics
• first aid
• medical alert bracelets
• emergency response systems
• fractures
• splints
• emergency medical technicians

[anfibio01]

In my region (Cali, Colombia) when doing this type of loading, coordinate the counting raised two ... three

[anfibio01]

Very good contribution, thank you

[mansonia67]

thanks alot god bless u all

[FFIrish23]

"put yourself into a position where you are lifting with your back and not your legs" ...think that might be backwards lol

[MrChaoman]

hew if your a doctor can you tell me why my jaw keeps locking?

[amber23a]

Lift with your legs never your back!!

[dwaf018]

Sexyyy girl :p