It is imperative to avoid unnecessarily moving a traffic accident victim. However, in some situations, it is necessary to move them out of danger. This means an emergency repositioning must be conducted.
An emergency repositioning involves pulling a victim at immediate risk by their clothes along the ground to a safe location before beginning other lifesaving measures.
The emergency repositioning must only be performed in a situation where it is necessary to save the life of the victim.
A victim who needs resuscitation should be repositioned onto as hard ground as possible.