New Method of Carrying an Unconscious Person

A new method of carrying persons who are unconscious. injured, or otherwise incapacitated is being used by the New York fire department. Ordinarily the unconscious man is turned face downward and then lifted up on his knees, after which he is placed across the fireman's shoulder. The new method consists of throwing the burden across the hack over both shoulders, instead of one as heretofore. The right thigh and right upper arm of the man that is being carried are gripped between the arms and body close to the armpits. This leaves forearms and both legs free. Formerly the fireman had the use of but one hand and arm. making it a difficult matter to carry a victim down a scaling ladder. With the new method the weight of the burden is supported in a position where a maximum load can be carried with minimum exertion. The one that is rescued is firmly locked on the fireman’s shoulders by the powerful muscles of the shoulders and upper arms. W ith both forearms and hands free he can carry a burden down a vertical ladder without danger of falling and can even slide down the ladder after a little practice. To Dr. Charles 11. Duncan, whose work at one of the emergency hospitals of this city has brought him into contact with firemen and others injured at fires, the, New York fire department is indebted for this new and practical method of carrying an unconscious person.—Scientific American.

A new method of carrying persons who are unconscious. injured, or otherwise incapacitated is being used by the New York fire department. Ordinarily the unconscious man is turned face downward and then lifted up on his knees, after which he is placed across the fireman's shoulder. The new method consists of throwing the burden across the hack over both shoulders, instead of one as heretofore. The right thigh and right upper arm of the man that is being carried are gripped between the arms and body close to the armpits. This leaves forearms and both legs free. Formerly the fireman had the use of but one hand and arm. making it a difficult matter to carry a victim down a scaling ladder. With the new method the weight of the burden is supported in a position where a maximum load can be carried with minimum exertion. The one that is rescued is firmly locked on the fireman’s shoulders by the powerful muscles of the shoulders and upper arms. W ith both forearms and hands free he can carry a burden down a vertical ladder without danger of falling and can even slide down the ladder after a little practice. To Dr. Charles 11. Duncan, whose work at one of the emergency hospitals of this city has brought him into contact with firemen and others injured at fires, the, New York fire department is indebted for this new and practical method of carrying an unconscious person.—Scientific American.

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