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Fireman’s carry.

Blanket drag.

Other simple ways to carry a victim include the four-hand seat,

backpack carry, ski pole or tree limb backpack carry, and coiled

rope seat. In the first method, two rescuers interlock hands.

Each rescuer first grasps his right wrist with his left hand.

Holding the palms down, each rescuer then firmly grasps the

left wrist or forearm of the other rescuer with his right hand,

interlocking all four hands. The victim sits on the four-hand

seat. In the second method, leg holes can be cut into a large

backpack, so that a victim can sit in it like a small child would in

a baby carrier. In the third method, two rescuers with sturdy

backpacks stand side by side. Pack straps are looped down from

each pack, and ski poles or tree limbs are slung across through

the loops, or the poles are placed to rest on the padded hip