EMS field skills

How to package a patient for transport

Other platforms explain it with text and video. In VMS you practice it on the patient.

EMS (NREMT)
Practice it in VR with Blocky

Packaging prevents falls, lost lines and cold patients.

Step by step

  1. Position

    Comfort or as condition needs. [1]

  2. Straps

    All, including shoulders. [1]

  3. Warmth

    Blankets. [1]

  4. Equipment

    Oxygen and monitors secured. [1]

  5. Lines and tubes

    Secured, no tension. [1]

  6. Final check

    ABCs before moving. [1]

Common errors

Practice it in VMS

In VMS you do this on the patient, not on paper: every step goes on the checklist with a score, and in Teach mode Blocky tells you what comes next.

VMS cases that train this skill

Sources

  1. NREMT psychomotor skill sheets (EMT and Paramedic)
  2. National EMS Education Standards (2021)

Facts and steps follow NREMT psychomotor skill sheets (EMT and Paramedic); National EMS Education Standards (2021). VMS is not affiliated with these organizations. Updated: 2026-10-11.