proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and prevent injury
direct carry
method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher
direct ground lift
method of lifting and carrying patient from ground level to a stretcher in which 2 or more rescuers kneel, curl the patient to their chests stand then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher