RESCUE AND EVACUATION - Medicine for Mountaineering and Other Wilderness Activities - page 92

person being carried and the rescuer can carry only one rucksack, which must contain all
essential survival gear.
The rope is coiled into a loop with the wrapping that holds the coil in place around only
one side of the coil, not both. The diameter of the coil should be based on the rescuer's
height. The coil should be split into two coils, and the person to be carried puts one leg
through each coil. The rescuer slips an arm through each coil, pulls the coils up on his
shoulders,andbystandingliftsthepersontobecarried.Thecoilwrappingmustbelocated
at the back of the disabled person at the level of the rescuer's belt ( Fig. 7-1 ) .
Figure 7-1. Split coil technique for carrying an injured person
Rucksack Techniques