Chap 3 Flashcards
Body mechanics
proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and preventing injury
Emergency Moves situations
Scene if hazardous
care for life threatening conditions require repositioning
Must reach other patients
Urgent move situations
Required treatment can be performed only if patient is moved
Factors at the scene cause patient decline
Non urgent moves situations
no immediate threat to life
Patient moved when ready for transportation using non-urgent move
On site assessment and treatment before moving
Body mechanics considerations
- The object
- Your limitations
- Communication
- Position your feet properly
- Use your legs
- Never twist or turn
- Don’t compensate when lifting one hand
- Use a stair chair when possible
When reaching
- Keep back in a locked-in position
- Avoid twisting
- Avoid reaching more than 20 inches
- Avoid prolonged reaching when strenuous effort is required
When pushing or pulling
- Push rather than pull whenever possible
- back locked in
- pull through center line of body
- weight close to body
- if weight is below waist, kneel
- elbows bent and arms close to your side
Emergency moves drags
Clothes drag incline drag leg drag blanket drag firefighters drag
Emergency moves one rescuer
one rescuer assist cradle carry pack strap carry fire fighter carry piggyback carry
Emergency moves two rescuer
two rescuer assist
fire fighters carry assist
Non urgent moves, no suspected spine injury
Extremity carry
Draw sheet method
direct ground lift
Patient carrying devices/ vests
Power stretcher Portable stretcher Basket stretcher Scoop (orthopedic) stretcher flexible stretcher Stair chair Spine board ( short and long) vacuum mattress Extrication device
Rapid extrication
manual stabilization with hands to extricate patient in emergency
Bariatric
patients that are over weight or obese
