Moving your casualty may cause the vented chest seal to become detached from the patient’s skin. Be very careful not to pull the adhesive portion of the vented chest seal off when you move the casualty onto a litter or even to sit the casualty up.

A hypoxic casualty may not be alert enough to follow commands. Place a conscious casualty in a sitting position or a position of comfort that best allows the casualty to breathe, if possible. Place an unconscious casualty with their injured side down in the recovery position.