9

Health Education
Quarter 3- Module 6
Carrying and Transporting an Injured Person and
First Aid for Common Unintentional Injuries
 I. Carrying and Transporting an Injured Person; and First
Aid for Common Unintentional Injuries
• Demonstrates proper techniques in carrying and transporting the victim
of unintentional injuries. (H9lS-IIIe-f4)
• Demonstrates proper first aid procedures for common unintentional
injuries (H9IS-IIIg-h43)

I. CONCEPT NOTES

Welcome to our safety adventure. At this stage, you will experience different
things. You will be challenged to analyze situations and use your muscular strength and
endurance to carry and transfer an injured person to a safer place. It is the process of
moving an injured person to a hospital or other treatment center.
Also, this lesson will culminate your exciting and significant journey as you learn
the causes and proper first aid procedures for common unintentional injuries. Your
knowledge, skills and understanding on this final stage will completely prepare you to
practice safety measures and help yourself, your family, friends and your community
during emergencies.

2
 Transporting an injured person to a safer place requires great care. A first
aider must undergo proper training. When doing this, a first aider must consider the
following factors:
a. Weight and height of the victim
b. Status of the victim (conscious or unconscious)
c. Environment (safe, floor is smooth, narrow or wide)
d. Special need considerations (injuries of the victims)

3
4
CARRYING AND TRANSPORTING AN INJURED PERSON

Different kind of Transport

One – man Transport

Fireman’s Carry – the easiest way to transport a light and smaller victim.
Piggy Back – when the victim is conscious
Pack Strap Carry – when the victim is smaller than the first aider
Shoulder Drag – used when the floor is smooth, short distance transport
Fireman’s Drag or Tied-hands Crawl – used when first aider and victim must crawl
underneath a low structure
Blanket Drag – used when the victim is seriously injured and should not lifted.
Two – man Transport
Chair or Seat Carry – when there are two first aiders and a chair is available.
Three – man Transport
Hammock Carry – when there are three aiders
Bearer Alongside Carry – carriers will stay on the uninjured side of the victim.
Six Man Lift and Carry – when there are six first aiders

5
COMMON UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES

Fracture – is a break or crack in a bone.

Dislocation – is a partial or complete displacement of bones.
Sprain – is an injury to the ligaments of a bone due to accidental tearing or overstretching.
Strain – is an injury to the muscles which is a result of improper use of the muscles.
Heat Exhaustion – is caused by loss of salt and water due to excessively high
temperature.
Food Poisoning – is caused by consuming food or drink that is contaminated with bacteria
or viruses.
Choking – result when a foreign object blocks the throat.
Drowning – happens when air cannot get into lungs because of water.
Heart Attack – is caused by sudden obstruction of blood supply to the part of the heart
muscles.
Chemical Burns – may occur when electricity passes through the body.
Burns – are often due to domestic incidents such as touching a hot iron, friction, or spilling
boiling water.

6
Heat Stroke – is caused by a failure of the “thermostat” in the brain to regulate body
temperature.
Stroke – is a condition in which the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly and
seriously impaired by a blood clot or ruptured blood vessel.

Sources:
Deped Reference books distributed to the learners; Deped Commons
and Deped Click

7
 II. LEARNING TASKS

Learning Task 1. TRUE OR FALSE. Write T on the space provided if the

statement is correct and F if not.
Transporting an injured person to a safer place requires great care. A first aider must
undergo proper training. When doing this, a first aider must consider the following
factors:

______a. Weight and height of the victim

______b. Status of the victim (conscious or unconscious)
______c. Environment (safe, floor is smooth, narrow or wide)
______d. Special need considerations (injuries of the victims)

Learning Task 2.
A. If you were the SK Chairman of your barangay, will you offer First Aid skills
training to the youth of your community? Why? How will you do this?
Present an Action Plan with the following parts:
a. Goals/Target
b. Participants
c. Resource Person/Guest Speakers
d. Venue
e. Estimated Budget
f. Desired Outcomes

B. Campaign for Safety

Create a Slogan that will encourage people in the community to join the First Aid
Movement. How you can convinced your community to be part / become a First
aider.
For ODL . you may present your work in a very creative way such as in 3D
presentation and send it to your facebook account.
Criteria: Relevance 30 %
Persuasiveness 20 %
Content 30%
Creativity 20%
8
 Total: 100%

Learning Task 3.
Enumerate the kinds of transport.

One – Man Transport Two – Man Transport Three – Man Transport

1. 1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4.

5.

6.

Identification.
__________________1. An injury to the ligaments of a bone due to accidental tearing or
overstretching.

__________________2. Partial or complete displacement of bones.

__________________3. Caused by loss of salt and water due to excessively high
temperature.
__________________4. A break or crack in a bone.

__________________5. Caused by consuming food or drink that is contaminated with

bacteria or viruses.

III. REFLECTION

1. Can a grade 9 student be a first aider? Why and How?

9
 2. Can any member of your family be a first aider? Why and How?

3. Can an ordinary citizen in your community be a first aider? Why and How?

4. Can we all be first aiders? Why and How?

IV. REFERENCES

• Learner’ Material and Teacher’s Guide in P.E and Health 9 First Edition 2014–
Pages 300-305, ISBN: 978-971-9601-69-2
• https://medical-
dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/transportation+of+the+injured#:~:text=The%2
0process%20of%20moving%20an,hospital%20or%20other%20treatment%20
center.&text=Patients%20with%20lesser%20injuries%20whose,or%20by%20
means%20listed%20here
• https://fdocuments.in/document/lesson-4-carrying-and-transporting-an-
injured.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_aid
• https://www.google.com/search?q=different+kinds+of+transport+unintentional
+injury&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjTr7mOgfDuAhVPZN4KHbQlCEMQ2-
cCegQIABAA&oq=different+kinds+of+transport+unintentional+injury&gs_lcp=
CgNpbWcQAzoECAAQHjoECAAQGFDnbFj_tQFg17gBaABwAHgAgAGCAog
BsRGSAQYxNC42LjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img
&ei=rJEsYNOpHs_I-
Qa0y6CYBA&bih=657&biw=1366#imgrc=fsI3QxUplZrIMM
• https://www.slideshare.net/abdullah.sachwani/victim-evacuation-techniques
• https://www.slideshare.net/JoanaBernasol/unintentional-injury
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApzANyz15KI
https://www.google.com/search?q=wound&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ah
UKEwiM8_j...
https://www.google.com/search?q=bandages&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjkyNDj5NH
uAhURwIsBH...
https://www.google.com/search?q=cold
https://www.google.com/search?q=dressing
https://www.google.com/search?q=dressing
https://www.google.com/search?q=burn&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwi73JTt5dHuAhUd
KqYKHThFA...
https://www.google.com/search?q=cold
https://www.google.com/search?q=bone
https://www.google.com/search?q=ankle

10
 11
(SST III, MAPEH COORDINATOR)
KRYSTLE KAYE P. ECHAVEZ
(SST III, MAPEH COORDINATOR)
LARAVIE P. DEL ROSARIO
(SST III, MAPEH COORDINATOR)
GERLY ROSE B. ALMONIA
Compiled by:
Learner
Learner Task 3 Task 1
Enumeration
TRUE OR
One – Man Two – Man Three – Man FALSE
Transport Transport Transport
a. T
1. Fireman’s Carry 1.Chair or Seat Carry 1.Hammock Carry b. T
c. T
2.Piggy Back 2.Bearer Along Side d. T
3.Pack Strap Carry 3.Six Man and Lift
Carry
4.Shoulder Drag
Learners
5.Fireman’s Drag Task 2
6.Blanket Drag
Identification
1. Sprain 4. Fracture
2. Dislocation 5. Food Poisoning
3. Heat Exhaustion
ANSWER KEY V.
XTS_UHHX3...
https://www.google.com/search?q=strain&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj14vbh6NHuAh
XTS_UHHX3...
https://www.google.com/search?q=strain&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj14vbh6NHuAh
https://www.google.com/sear