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2. Casualty lifting - Wikipedia

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   Casualty lifting: roll-and-lift method with a long spine board alternative for the position of the rescuers; note the arms that cross on the hips roll-and-lift with a flexible stretcher manual roll-and-lift method, or "spoon lifting", with three team members. The rolling methods can only be used on a casualty who does not have an unstable trauma.

3. Patient lift - Wikipedia

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   A patient lift (patient hoist, jack hoist, or Hoyer lift) may be either a sling lift or a sit-to-stand lift.This is an assistive device that allows patients in hospitals and nursing homes and people receiving home health care to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, by the use of electrical or hydraulic power.

4. Suspension trauma - Wikipedia

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   In the circumstances where a person has fallen into suspension on a rope/lanyard and has become unconscious, it is thought that the unconscious state "syncope" is due to a combination of orthostasis or motionless vertical suspension, with "pre-syncope" being the state before the person becomes unconscious where the fallen person may experience ...

5. Woman ‘clinging to the side of the hill... fallen into the ...

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   Because of dangerous conditions due to the water rapids, aid was sought from the Naval Air Station Whidbey Search and Rescue Air and Marine unit helicopter.

6. Life Alert Emergency Response - Wikipedia

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   The phrase "I've fallen and I can't get up" was originally used in 1987 television commercials and trademarked in September 1992 by LifeCall, which went out of business in 1993. [16] After LifeCall's trademark expired, a similar phrase, "Help, I've fallen and I can't get up!", was registered by Life Alert, in October 2002. [17]

7. 4 exercises to improve strength and mobility as we age ... - AOL

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   A well-rounded fitness routine is important for our overall health and quality of life — especially as we age. The right movement can help improve heart health, maintain the bone and muscle mass ...