This chapter from Outdoor Emergency Care: A Patroller's Guide to Medical Care (6th edition) outlines essential techniques for moving, lifting, and transporting patients in various emergency scenarios, emphasizing the paramount importance of rescuer safety through proper body mechanics. It details specific methods for patient movement, differentiating between urgent and non-urgent situations, and providing clear guidance on techniques like the power grip and power lift. A significant portion of the text is dedicated to explaining different lifts, such as the extremity lift or direct ground lift, with crucial distinctions made for patients with and without suspected spinal injuries. Finally, the chapter covers the appropriate use of diverse transport equipment like backboards and toboggans, alongside critical considerations for packaging a patient and ensuring helicopter safety during air transport.

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