Evacuate Casualties Reviews
Improvised Litter: Jackets
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&pageText=The second type of improvised litter we will present will be the shirts or jackets litter. The procedures for constructing an improvised shirt or jacket litter are to:& &poptext1=Using shirts or jackets and two poles or limbs, button two or three shirts or jackets and turn them inside out leaving the sleeves inside.& &poptext2=Lay the shirts or jackets on the ground and pass the poles through the sleeves.& &poptext3=Place the casualty on the litter by using any of the following carries:
  • One-man arms carry
  • Two-man arms carry
  • Two-man fore-and-aft carry
  • Two-hand seat carry
  • Four-hand seat carry& &poptext4=Raise the litter together and keep it as level as possible.& &label1=Button jackets together& &label2=Pass poles through sleeves& &label3=Place casualty on litter& &label4=Lift litter&
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