Drills and exercises.

  • Great Britain. Army. Royal Army Medical Corps
Date:
1951
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Drills and exercises. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1. Fireman’s lift and carry (Figs 28, 29 and 30) Run 20 yards. 2. Back lift and carry. (Figs 31 and 32) Run 20 yards. 3. Neck drag. (Figs 33 and 34) Drag 5 yards. 4. Double sling drag (Figs 35, 36 and 37) Drag 5 yards. 5. Single sling drag (Figs 38, 39, 40, 41, Crawl 10 yards 42 and 43) and carry 10 yards. Working in threes:— 6. Two hand carry (Figs 44, 45 and 46) Walk 50 yards. 7. Four hand carry (Figs 47 and 48) Walk 50 yards. 8. Figure of eight carry (Figs 49 and 50) Carry 20 yards. 9. Fore and aft lift and carry (Figs 51, 52 and 53) Walk 50 yards. The performances of these lifts are detailed in Chapter 5, Figs 28 to 53. 9th PERIOD (USE OF COVER AND PRACTICE IN CONCEALMENT BY STRETCHER BEARERS) 19. Instruct the squads in the elements of personal concealment and field craft. March the squad to a suitable area of uneven ground. Explain the position of the enemy, snipers, our forces and casualties. After the preliminary movements and preparing stretchers for carriage, give the command—“* CARRY ON.” ‘ Action is taken by the squad as in the 4th and 6th Period’s work, but in addition concealment is practised by crawling, running short distances, carrying close to hedges, walls or under trees, making use of shadows and dead ground. If “‘ Thunderflash ” bombs are available, these should be thrown directly at any squad breaking cover. 10th PERIOD (LOADING AND UNLOADING AMBULANCE CARS) ”* . Proceed as in 3rd Period to the stage of ‘‘ LOAD STRETCHER.” Detail one man to act as ambulance orderly, who will open the ambu- lance car doors and let down the step. Explain to the squads that patients are loaded head first into the compartments in the following order:— Left upper, right upper, left lower, right lower.
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