casualty movement
The casualty movement is the procedures used to move a casualty from the initial location (street, home, workplace,
wilderness, battlefield) to the ambulance.
In wilderness or combat conditions, it may first be necessary to
Once the patient is ready to be moved, the first step is the casualty lifting, to put him/her on a stretcher. The final step is the patient transfer from the stretcher to the hospital bed.
The use of wheeled stretchers, usually used in most developed emergency services, does not need much explanation, except that great care must be taken in order to avoid to worsen an instable trauma.
See also
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
