Chapter 3 | Lifting and Moving Patients Flashcards
• How using body mechanics to lift and move patients can help prevent injury • When it is proper to move a patient and how to do so safely • The various devices used to immobilize, move, and carry patients
List:
considerations before lifting any patient
3 points
- The object: Estimate the patient’s weight
- Your limitations: Know your limits
- Communication: Communicate the plan for lifting and carrying with your partner
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To prevent injury when lifting, position your [BLANK] properly.
position your feet properly.
They should be on a firm, level surface and placed shoulder-width apart.
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To prevent injury when lifting, lift with your [BLANK].
lift with your legs.
Do not use your back to do the lifting.
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To prevent injury when lifting, never [BLANK] or [BLANK].
never turn or twist
Attempting other moves while lifting are a major cause of injury.
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To prevent injury when lifting, do not [BLANK] when lifting with one hand.
do not compensate when lifting with one hand.
Avoid leaning to either side. Keep your back straight and locked.
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To prevent injury when lifting, keep the weight as [BLANK] as possible to your body.
keep the weight as close as possible to your body.
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To prevent injury when lifting, use a [BLANK] when carrying a patient on stairs.
use a stair chair when carrying a patient on stairs.
Keep your back straight, flex knees, and lean forward from hips.
Define:
power lift
squat lift
lift from squatting position with weight to be lifted close to body
List:
situations which require emergency moves
3 points
- hazardous scenes
- care of life-threatening conditions which require repositioning
- presence of other patience to care for
List:
situations which require urgent moves
2 points
- required treatment can be performed only if patient is moved
- factors at scene cause patient decline
Explain:
difference between emergency move and urgent move
unlike emergency moves, urgent moves are performed with precautions for spinal injury
Moving a patient to a backboard is often part of an urgent move.
Describe:
clothes drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
pulling patient by shirt above shoulders
Describe:
incline drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
always head-first
Describe:
shoulder drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
dragging patient from under armpits
Describe:
foot drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
do not bump patient’s head
Describe:
firefighter drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Describe:
blanket drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Describe:
one-rescuer assist
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Describe:
cradle carry
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Describe:
pack strap carry
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Describe:
firefighter’s carry
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Describe:
piggyback carry
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Describe:
two-rescuer assist
(two-rescuer emergency move)
Describe:
firefighter’s carry with assist
(two-rescuer emergency move)
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Avoid reaching more than [BLANK] inches in front of your body.
Avoid reaching more than 10-20 inches in front of your body.
Describe:
wheeled ambulance stretcher
(usually powered) patient-carrying device
Answer:
How many providers should handle a patient in a stretcher?
2 providers
Describe:
stair chair
chair used for moving patients up/down stairs
moving stair chairs upwards sucks
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Patients in stair chairs instinctively [BLANK] when being tilted back.
Patients in stair chairs instinctively reach their arm out when being tilted back.
Describe:
long backboard
manual patient-carrying device used for spinal injuries
Describe
flexible stretcher
(i.e. the Reeves)
curved stretcher helpful for transporting patients who cannot sit in chair
Describe:
basket stretcher
stretcher used to transport patients through difficult terrain
Define:
position of comfort
(positional terminology)
most comfortable position that is safe for patient with straps attached
Describe:
extremety lift
(two-rescuer emergency move)
Describe:
binder lift
(two-rescuer emergency move)
lifting with binder around patient’s torso
Explain:
how to move patient with suspected spinal injury
immobilize head, neck, and spine before moving patient
keep spine in straight line
Answer:
What is the preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair?
3 rescuers
2 lifting, 1 spotting
Identify:
Explain:
clothes drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Identify:
Explain:
incline drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Identify:
shoulder drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Identify:
do not bump patient’s head
Explain:
foot drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Identify:
Explain:
firefighter drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Identify:
Explain:
blanket drag
(one-rescuer emergency move)
Identify:
wheeled ambulance stretcher
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Describe:
stair chair
Identify:
Describe:
long backboard
Identify:
Describe
flexible stretcher
(i.e. the Reeves)
Identify:
Describe:
basket stretcher
Identify:
Explain:
extremety lift
(two-rescuer emergency move)
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A flexible stretcher [SHOULD/SHOULDN’T] be used to immobilize a patient’s spine.
A flexible stretcher should not be used to immobilize a patient’s spine.
Answer:
If a patient is unable to sit in a stair chair, what is your best next course of action to transport them safely.
try laying the patient supine in a flexible stretcher
