Chapter 08 - Lifting and Moving Patients

Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding an emergency patient move is correct?

A. It is not possible to perform an emergency move without injuring the patient

B. The patient is dragged against the body’s long axis during an emergency move

C. An emergency move is performed before the primary assessment and treatment

D. The spine must be fully immobilized prior to performing an emergency move

Answer 1

C. An emergency move is performed before the primary assessment and treatment

P 281, Emergency Moves

Question 2

An EMT may injure their back, even if it is straight, if the:

A. back is bent forward at the hips

B. force is exerted straight down the spine

C. shoulder is aligned over the pelvis

D. hands are held close to the legs

Answer 2

A. back is bent forward at the hips

P 264, Body Mechanics

Question 3

You are attending to a 26-year-old female who is 34 weeks pregnant with her first child. Your patient has been having lower abdominal pains and cramping for the past two hours. In placing your patient on the stretcher and preparing for transport, you should place her:

A. on her left side

B. in the Fowler position

C. in a position of comfort

D. supine with her legs elevated

Answer 3

A. on her left side

P 301, Patient Positioning

Question 4

The ______ is both the mechanical weight-bearing base of the spinal column and the fused central posterior section of the pelvic girdle.

A. sacrum

B. thorax

C. coccyx

D. ischium

Answer 4

A. sacrum

P 264, Body Mechanics