Rapid Extraction of a Patient Sitting in a Vehicle
-- one EMT gets behind the patient
-- brings cervical spine into a neutral in-line position
-- provides manual immobilization
-- second EMT applies a cervical immobilization device
-- third EMT places the long backboard near the door
-- third EMT moves to passenger seat
-- second EMT supports the thorax as the third EMT frees the patient’s legs
-- second and third EMT rotate the patient until the patient’s back is in the open doorway and his feet are on the passenger’s seat
-- first EMT can no longer support the patient’s neck
-- another EMT or bystander supports the patient’s neck as the first EMT gets out
-- first EMT again supports the head outside the vehicle
-- end of the long backboard is placed on the seat next to the patient’s buttocks
-- first and second EMT lower the patient onto the backboard
-- second and third EMT slide the patient into the correct position on the board
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