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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
emergency transportation of accident victims which can 
be used according to the degree of the injury: 
(a) Fireman's Lift. If it is necessary for one per- 
son to carry a patient, it is easily possible to lift and 
carry quite a weight in the following manner: 
First, turn the patient on his face; then step astride 
his body, facing toward his head, and, with hands un- 
der his armpits, lift him to his knees; then clasp your 
hands over the patient's abdomen and lift him to his 
feet; then draw his left arm around your neck and 
hold it against the left side of your chest, the patient's 
left side resting against your body, and supporting him 
with your right arm about the waist. Then drop the 
patient's left hand and grasp his right wrist with your 
left hand and draw the fight arm over your head and 
down upon your left chest; then stooping, clasp his 
right thigh with your right arm passed between the 
legs (or around both legs) and with a quick heave lift 
the patient to your shoulders and seize his right wrist 
with your right hand, and lastly, grasp the patient's 
left hand with your left hand to steady him against your 
body. (Work this out with a companion as you read it.) 
(b) A seat made of four arms and hands (which 
you have no doubt used in your play), may be used for 
the lesser injuries. If the patient can, he supports him- 
self by putting his arms around the necks of his carriers, 
each of whom in the meantime grasps one of his own 
wrists and one of his partner's. This makes a comfort- 
able seat for carrying. If the patient needs supporting, 
a back may be improvised by each carrier grasping the 
other’s arm below the shoulder to form the back and their 
other hands clasped to form the seat. A better seat may 
be made with three hands clasping the wrists, while the 
fourth arm is used as a back, by one clasping the other's 
arm below the shoulder. This does not provide a very 
