Chapter 8 Flashcards
Bariatrics?
Branch of medicine concerned with the management of obesity and allied diseases
basket stretcher? AKA stokes litter
Rigid stretcher commonly used in technical and water rescues that surrounds and supports the patient yet allows water to drain through holes in the bottom.
Diamond carry?
A carrying technique in which one provider is located at the head of stretcher, one at the foot end, and one at each side of the patient.
direct ground lift?
A lifting technique that is used for patients who are found lying supine on the ground with no suspected spinal injury.
emergency move?
A move in which the patient is dragged or pulled form a dangerous scene before assessment and care are provided.
extremity lift?
A lifting technique that is used for patients who are supine or in a sitting position with no suspected extremity or spinal injuries.
flexible stretcher?
A stretcher that is a rigid carrying device when secured around a patient but can be folded or rolled when not in use.
portable stretcher?
A stretcher with a strong, rectangular, tubular metal frame and rigid fabric stretched across it.
Power grip?
A technique in which the stretcher or backboard is gripped by inserting each hand under the handle with palm facing up and the thumb extended, fully supporting underside of the handle on the curved palm with the fingers and thumb.
A technique in which the stretcher or backboard is gripped by inserting each hand under the handle with palm facing up and the thumb extended, fully supporting underside of the handle on the curved palm with the fingers and thumb.
Power grip?
A stretcher with a strong, rectangular, tubular metal frame and rigid fabric stretched across it.
portable stretcher?
A stretcher that is a rigid carrying device when secured around a patient but can be folded or rolled when not in use.
flexible stretcher?
Branch of medicine concerned with the management of obesity and allied diseases
Bariatrics
rapid extrication technique?
A technique to move a patient from a sitting position inside a vehicle to supine on a backboard in less than 1 minute when conditions do not allow for standard immobilization.
A technique to move a patient from a sitting position inside a vehicle to supine on a backboard in less than 1 minute when conditions do not allow for standard immobilization.
rapid extrication technique?
scoop stretcher?
A stretcher that is designed to be split into two or four sections that can be fitted around a patient who is lying on the ground or other relatively flat surface; also called an orthopaedic stretcher.
A stretcher that is designed to be split into two or four sections that can be fitted around a patient who is lying on the ground or other relatively flat surface; also called an orthopaedic stretcher.
scoop stretcher?
stair chair?
A lightweight folding device that is used to carry a conscious, seated patient up or down stairs.
A lightweight folding device that is used to carry a conscious, seated patient up or down stairs.
stair chair?
Wheeled ambulance stretcher?
A specially designed stretcher that can be rolled along the ground. A collapsible undercarriage allows it to be loaded into the ambulance; also called an ambulance stretcher.
What do you use when you need to carry a patient up or down a flight of stairs or other significant incline?
The stair chair.
What are the three exceptions to using a stair chair? What do you use instead?
If the patient is in cardiac arrest.
If the patient must be moved supine.
If the patient requires spine to be immobilized during transport.
In this case a backboard will be used instead.
When should you perform an urgent move?
If the patient has an altered level of consciousness or inadequate ventilation, if the patient is in shock, or during extreme weather conditions.
To safely transport a neonatal patient, the patient must be placed inside of an __________.
isolette (aka incubator)
