Chapter 3 Lifting and Moving Patients Flashcards
When you are lifting a heavy object, most of the work should be done by the muscles of your:
legs
For which reason should an urgent move be used?
A. The patient requests it
B. Immediate treatment for a breathing emergency can be performed
C. You are directed to do so by a police officer
D. Moving the patient makes it easier for the EMT to provide non-urgent care
B. Immediate treatment for a breathing emergency can be preformed
The preferred device for carrying a conscious medical patient down a flight of steps is the:
A. Stair chair
B. Reeves stretcher
C. Ambulance stretcher
D. backboard
A. Stair chair
One technique that can greatly reduce risk of back injuries when lifting and moving patients is:
A. not allowing the weight to get close to your body
B. Keeping the lifted weight close to your body
C. Keeping your feet together
D. Locking out your knees
B. keeping the lifted weight close to your body
Which of the conditions below is NOT one that permits the use of an emergency move?
A. The scene is hazardous
B. Care of life-threatening injuries require repositioning
C. A stable patient’s position is hampering a police investigation
D. You need to reach other patients who require urgent care
C. A stable patient’s position is hampering a police investigation
Patients who weight 600 pounds or more may require a specialty built stretcher called a:
A. Stokes basket
B. Bariatric stretcher
C. Barometric stretcher
D. Deluxe stretcher
B. Bariatric stretcher
When performing an emergency move, the EMT should move the patient:
A. by log rolling the patient onto a backboard
B. Only after performing spinal precautions
C. In the direction of the long axis of the body
D. by performing an extremity lift
C. In the direction of the long axis of the body
Unresponsive patients, without suspected spinal injuries should be placed in the:
A. position of comfort
B. Fowler’s position
C. recovery position
D. supine position
C. recovery position
The method that should be used when moving a patient onto a backboard is the:
A. log roll
B. cradle lift
C. direct ground lift
D. firefighter’s lift
A. log roll
The method commonly used to transfer a patient from a bed at home to a stretcher is the:
D. draw-sheet method
The proper use of your body to facilitate lifting and moving a patient is called _____ _____.
body mechanics
A major cause of EMT injuries is _____ while lifting.
twisting
When possible, it is safer and more efficient to move a patient over distances on _____ device.
wheeled
When lifting a patient-carrying device, it is best to use a(n) _____ number of people.
even
When using the power grip, hands should be kept at least _____ inches apart when possible.
10
The most common emergency drags are all _____ _____ drags.
long axis
During an ____ ____, the EMT uses precautions for spinal injury before quickly moving the patient to a backboard.
urgent move
Usually patients are transported over rough terrain via a(n) _______ stretcher.
basket
To slide a patient from an ambulance stretcher to a hospital bed, the EMT would use the _____ _____ method.
draw sheet
Ideally, a minimum of _____ people would be used to move a stretcher over rough terrain or long distances
four
