ORI Tip of the Day
1.When opening and closing the NATO litter never use your hands to secure or unsecure the litter support brackets. Always use your feet to open or close the brackets to avoid pinching fingers in the clasps.
2.For safety reasons during the ORI or ORE training, when strapping patients down on a litter, allow the patient's arms to be outside of the litter straps. If the ORI scenario says the patient is unconscious tell the inspector, "If the situation was real world, I would strap the patient's arms inside the litter straps because they are unconscious but training and safety calls for the arms to be outside the litter straps.
3.When loading patients into a vehicle of opportunity on a litter, always load the patient head first. (U.S. Air Force file photo)