Lifting and Moving Patients

Question 1

Which of the methods listed below is best described as moving a patient from the floor to a stretcher by having two or more rescuers kneel, curl the patient to their chests, stand, and then reverse the process to place the patient on the stretcher?

Answer 1

direct ground lift

Question 2

When placing all fingers and the palm in contact with the object being lifted, you are using which of the following?

Answer 2

Power grip

Question 3

Which of the following best describes body mechanics?

Answer 3

Proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving objects

Question 4

The term body mechanics describes the proper use of your body to lift without injury. What are the three considerations to review before any lift?

Answer 4

The object, your limitations, and communication

Question 5

Which of the following facts should be considered before lifting any patient?

Answer 5

• the weight of the patient
• your physical limitations
• communications

Question 6

When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to:

Answer 6

Know your lifting limits

Question 7

Which of the following is the correct position of an EMT’s feet when lifting?

Answer 7

Shoulder-width apart

Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding body mechanics is true?

Answer 8

Use your legs to lift

Question 9

Where should you position the weight of the object being lifted?

Answer 9

As close to the body as possible

Question 10

How far apart should your hands be when using a power grip?

Answer 10

10 inches

Question 11

Which of the following is another name for the squat-lift position?

Answer 11

Power lift

Question 12

If the weight being pulled is below the level of the EMT’s waist, he should be in a ___ position.

Answer 12

Kneeling

Question 13

Which of the following should you do when reaching for something?

Answer 13

• keep your back in a locked-in position
• avoid twisting
• avoid reaching more than 15 to 20 inches in front of your body

Question 14

Which of the following best describes an urgent move?

Answer 14

Moving a patient from a car directly to a long spine board

Question 15

You respond to a call at a park where you find a 550-pound patient who has fallen down a slope near a creek. As you and your partner discuss the situation, you decide to call a second unit for lifting assistance. Once the patient is on a stretcher, how would the additional two personnel help in this lift?

Answer 15

You place one person on each corner of the stretcher to balance the weight and share the lifting

Question 16

When a stretcher with a patient is secured to it is elevated, what occurs?

Answer 16

The center of gravity is raised and this causes a tip hazard

Question 17

Which of the following devices is best suited for maneuvering a patient through a narrow hallway?

Answer 17

Flexible stretcher

Question 18

Which of the following is not CORRECT when performing a log roll?

Answer 18

Place both feet flat on the ground

Question 19

What should you NOT do when using a stair chair?

Answer 19

Lean forward from the waist

Question 20

What is the preferred number of rescuers when using a stair chair?

Answer 20

Three: two lifting and one spotting

Question 21

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 a hard surface so you can perform chest compressions?

Answer 21

Emergency move

Question 22

You have responded to a multiple casualty incident involving an overturned bus. Patients have been thrown around the interior of the bus and several are piled on top of each other. What type of move would you perform to gain access to the most critically injured patients?

Answer 22

Emergency move

Question 23

Which of the following devices should be used to carry a patient down the stairs whenever possible?

Answer 23

Wheeled ambulance stretcher

Question 24

What is the main benefit of using a stair chair with a track-like system over a traditional stair chair?

Answer 24

A stair chair with a track-like system prevents the patient from having to be lifted down stairs

Question 25

Which of the following patients should NOT be transported in a stair chair?

Answer 25

Patient with a suspected spinal injury

Question 26

How many pounds are most battery-powered hydraulic systems rated to safely lift?

Answer 26

700

Question 27

What is the most likely impact of power stretchers on EMS?

Answer 27

There will be a decrease in the number of injuries among EMTs

Question 28

Stretchers that are designed to carry obese patients weighing up to 800-pounds or more are called:

Answer 28

Bariatric stretchers

Question 29

During an emergency move, which of the following techniques should be used, whenever possible, to minimize the possibility of further aggravating a possible spinal injury?

Answer 29

Move the patient in the direction of the long axis of the body

Question 30

Urgent moves are required when:

Answer 30

performed for treatment of life threats along with precautions for spinal injuries

Question 31

Which urgent move should be performed for a patient seated in a vehicle?

Answer 31

Rapid extrication

Question 32

Which of the following is another name for an ambulance cot?

Answer 32

Wheeled ambulance stretcher

Question 33

What type of move should the EMT use to move a patient who is in a car that has started to burn?

Answer 33

Emergency move

Question 34

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 which of the following?

Answer 34

Call for additional manpower to move the patient

Question 35

You respond to a 48-year-old morbidly obese female patient. Her adult daughter called you because she has not gotten up form her oversized recliner chair in over a week. She has tried to help her out of the chair but states that each time her mother screams in agony. The foul odor presence of urine and feces is strong around the patient. Her feet do not touch the ground, and any attempt to lift the patient by her arms or scoot her down to the end of the chair results severe pain to the patient. You are finding it nearly impossible to get a good grip on the patient. How will you get her out of the chair?

Answer 35

Vest-type extrication device

Question 36

Which of the following should you use when you want to move a patient from a wheelchair to a stretcher?

Answer 36

Extremity lift

Question 37

What is the contraindication for the use of a scoop or orthopedic stretcher?

Answer 37

Spinal injury

Question 38

You are called to the scene of a patient who fell approximately 5 feet off a stepladder to the floor of a third-story attic of a very old building. He is complaining of severe neck and back pain, and he has an obvious fractured ankle. You cannot get your stretcher past the first-floor stairs and your long spine board is not practical with the winding staircase and the small attic access. What is the best device to safely get the patient out of the attic where he can be properly immobilized?

Answer 38

Vest-type extrication device

Question 39

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?

Answer 39

Draw-sheet method

Question 40

You are treating an unconscious patient who does not have a possibility of spinal injury and who is breathing adequately. Which of the following is the BEST position for transporting the patient?

Answer 40

Recovery postion

Question 41

Which of the following is used to immobilize a patient with a suspected spinal injury?

Answer 41

Long backboard

Question 42

You respond to the scene of a two-vehicle T-bone vehicle collision. The driver’s side door is smashed shut and will not open. The front passenger door will open. The front passenger is stable and complaining of sever head and neck pain. You suspect that he has a potential spinal injury. The driver is unresponsive, in critical condition, and has gurgling respirations. You should extricate the passenger by which technique?

Answer 42

Move the patient out of the car as quickly as possible, in the direction of the long axis of the body