Chapter 3: Lifting and Moving Patients Flashcards
the proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and to prevent injury.
Body Mechanics
What are some considerations when lifting and moving patients?
The weight of an object, your limitations, communications (making a plan and talking thru the process)
What rules must be followed when lifting a patient?
- Position your feet properly
- Use your legs
- Never twist or turn
- Do not compensate when lifting with one hand. (Avoid leaning to either side. Keep your back straight and locked.)
- Keep the weight as close to your body as possible
- Use a stair chair when carrying patient on stairs whenever possible
What is rales?
Small clicking, bubbling or rattling in the lungs. Usually in patients with congestive heart failure.
What is the wheezing nuemonic?
AAC
- Asthma
- Anaphalaxis
- COPD
What is associated with stridor?
- Croup
- epiglottitis
- inhalation burns
- upper airway obstruction
- anaphylaxis
When you have a spleen injury there may be pain in the left shoulder
True
When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to know your limits.
True
The distance to cover when moving a patient should be considered
False
How far apart should your hands be when using a power grip?
10 inches
What is another name for the squat-lift position?
Power Lift
If the weight being pulled is below the level of the EMT’s waist, he should be in a(n) ________ position.
Kneeling
What is something you should you not do when reaching for something?
Prolong the reach for as long as necessary
When a stretcher with a patient secured to it is elevated, what occurs?
The center of gravity is raised and this causes a tip hazard.
What device is best suited for maneuvering a patient through a narrow hallway?
Flexible stretcher
When placing all fingers and the palm in contact with the object being lifted, you are using what method?
Power Grip
What is the preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair?
Three: two lifting and one spotting
You have responded to a nursing home and find an elderly patient in his bed in cardiac arrest. Which type of move would you perform to get the patient to a hard surface so you can perform chest compressions?
Emergency Move
Which of the following best describes body mechanics?
Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving objects
Which of the following is another name for an ambulance cot?
Wheeled ambulance stretcher
What type of move should the EMT use to move a patient who is in a car that has started to burn?
Emergency Move
You and your partner arrive on the scene of a 400-pound patient lying in bed. He complains of nausea and vomiting for the past 3 days. When he tries to sit up, he gets very dizzy and has a syncopal episode. Realizing that he cannot assist you in getting on the stretcher, you decide to do what?
Call for additional manpower to move the patient.
What is the contraindication for the use of a scoop or orthopedic stretcher?
Spinal Injury
For a patient without a possibility of spinal injury, which of the following carries should be used to move him from a bed to a stretcher?
Draw-sheet method
You are treating an unconscious patient who does not have a possibility of spinal injury and who is breathing adequately. What is the best position for transporting the patient?
Recovery position
What is used to immobilize a patient with a suspected spinal injury?
Long backboard
You are moving an elderly patient down the stairs using a stair chair. The patient is alert and very anxious. What should you do prior to moving the patient to prevent her from grabbing the railing and causing you to fall?
Explain to the patient what you are doing and advise her to hold her hands together and not let go until you are finished moving her.
