Five of you are at a stream crossing two kilometres from a forest track. One of the group has wrenched her knee on a slippery stone and cannot put weight on it. It is three o'clock in October, and the light will go by six. You have two walking poles, a tarp, and plenty of enthusiasm. Somebody says, "We can carry her. It's only two kilometres." It sounds reasonable. It…
In this lesson
Stay, walk out, or send for help?
The questions to ask
Conditions where they should not walk
If there is no signal
Write it down
Sending for help and leaving a casualty
If you must leave a casualty alone
Moving a casualty out of danger alone
Two-person carries
Four-handed seat (casualty can hold on with both arms)
Two-handed seat (casualty cannot hold on well)
Improvised stretchers and how hard they are
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