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belts. The poles should be padded so that the victim can sit on
the rigid seat, steadying himself by draping his arms around the

shoulders of his rescuers. The split-coil rope seat is created by

coiling a rope, then fixing the coil at one segment. The coil’s

loops are split and used to position the victim on the rescuer’s

back. A two-rescuer split-coil technique is also useful.

Figure 236 A, Overlapping hands to create a four-hand seat. B,

carrying the victim.

Fashioning a ski pole seat. A, the poles are slung between

rescuers wearing backpacks. B, A victim can sit comfortably on

the padded ski poles.