Ch 35 vocab

Question 1

Separates into two or four pieces

Answer 1

Scoop stretcher

Question 2

Tubular framed stretcher with rigid fabric stretched across it

Answer 2

Portable stretcher

Question 3

Used for patients who are supine or sitting without an extremity or spinal injury

Answer 3

Extremity lift

Question 4

Specially designed stretcher that can be rolled along the ground

Answer 4

Wheeled ambulance stretcher

Question 5

Commonly used in technical and water rescues; Stokes letter

Answer 5

Basket stretcher

Question 6

Used for patients who are found lying supine with no suspected spinal injury

Answer 6

Direct ground lift

Question 7

Concerned with management of obesity

Answer 7

Bariatrics

Question 8

Used to carry patients up and down stairs

Answer 8

Stair chair

Question 9

Spine board or longboard

Answer 9

Backboard

Question 10

Can be folded or rolled up

Answer 10

Flexible stretcher

Question 11

A lifting technique in which the EMT’s back is held upright, with legs bent, and the patient is lifted when the EMT straightens the legs to raise the upper body and arms

Answer 11

Power grip

Question 12

In a(n) ______ move, the patient is dragged or pulled from a dangerous scene before assessment and care are provided

Answer 12

Emergency

Question 13

A(n) ______ extrication technique is used to move patient from a sitting position inside a vehicle to supine in a backboard in less than 1 minute.

Answer 13

Rapid

Question 14

The ______ carry technique involves one EMT at the end of the stretcher or backboard, one at the foot end, and one at each side of the patient; all are able to face forward as they walk

Answer 14

Diamond