Chapter 8: Lifting & Moving Patients Flashcards
1
Q
Long, flat boards made of rigid, rectangular material used to carry and immobilize supine patients with suspected hip, pelvic, spinal, and lower extremity injuries or other multiple trauma
A
Backboard
2
Q
The device most commonly used to move and transport patients.
A
The Wheeled Ambulance Stretcher. Also called an ambulance stretcher or gurney.
3
Q
How many backboards are required for an ambulance to go into service?
A
Two
