Extrication device and method

A method of restricting movement of a subject's head, the method comprising:

• (i) providing a collar neck support device to a subject,
• (ii) arranging said collar neck support device around the neck of the subject to support the head in at least the anterior position,
• (iii) providing a flexible elongate support member to a subject,
• (iv) positioning the flexible elongate support member such that it extends between a first arm and torso of the subject adjacent to an axilla, over the front of the subject's shoulder, behind the subject's neck, over the front of the subject's other shoulder and between the subject's other arm and torso adjacent to the subject's other axilla, and
• (v) tensioning the elongate support member to restrict movement of the head of the subject in at least a posterior direction.

A method of moving a subject comprising:

• (i) providing a collar neck support device to a subject,
• (ii) arranging said collar neck support device around the neck of the subject to support the head in at least the anterior direction,
• (iii) providing a flexible elongate support member to a subject,
• (iv) positioning the flexible elongate support member such that it extends between a first arm and torso of the subject adjacent to an axilla, over the front of the subject's shoulder, behind the subject's neck, over the front of the subject's other shoulder and between the subject's other arm and torso adjacent to the subject's other axilla,
• (v) tensioning the elongate support member to restrict movement of the head of the subject in at least a posterior direction, and
• (vi) moving the subject.