All drills / Rescue
Patient removal on a backboard down stairs
Package a patient on a long board or scoop and carry them down a flight of stairs with clear commands.
- Goal
- Move a packaged patient down stairs safely with a coordinated team.
- Length
- 30 minutes
- For
- Fire, EMS
- Category
- Rescue
- Level
- Intermediate
- People
- 3 or 4 providers and a patient (dummy or light volunteer).
What is inside
- 6 step-by-step instructions for running it
- 3 points on what good looks like
- 2 debrief questions
- Setup, equipment and safety notes
- A ready lesson plan: audience, standards it lines up with, objectives, lecture outline, scenario and final evaluation
- A sign-in roster your crew signs on their own phones (department plans)
Two drills are free every week. Pro and department plans open all 164. General training ideas only: your agency's protocols, policies and medical director come first. 24On is not accredited and does not approve hours.
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