Chapter 3 Quiz Flashcards
(40 cards)
How far apart should your hands be when using a power grip?
a. 10 inches
b. 15 inches
c. 24 inches
d. 6 inches
a
What should you not do when using a stair chair?
a. flex your knees
b. lean forward from the hips
c. keep your back straight
d. lean forward from the waist
d
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?
A.
They would position themselves halfway up the slope to take over when you and your partner get fatigued.
B.
You will place two persons at the foot, one at the head, and the other to act as a safety anchor with a rope.
C.
You will place two persons at the head of the stretcher, one at the foot, and one to act as a spotter.
D.
You place one person on each corner of the stretcher to balance the weight and share in the lifting.
d
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 severe 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?
A.
Maneuver the patient onto a scoop stretcher to extricate him from the vehicle.
B.
Move the patient out of the car as quickly as possible, in the direction of the long axis of the body.
C.
Take extra care to protect the passenger’s neck with a short spine board because of the injury.
D.
Carefully move the patient using full c-spine precautions.
b
What type of move should the EMT use to move a patient who is in a car that has started to burn?
A.
Extremity carry
B.
Urgent move
C.
Nonurgent move
D.
Emergency move
d
Which of the following is another name for an ambulance cot?
a. wheeled ambulance stretcher
b. stair chair
c. scoop stretcher
d. reeve’s stretcher
a
You are moving an elderly patient down the stairs using a stair chair. The patient is alert and very anxious. What should you do prior to moving the patient to prevent her from grabbing the railing and causing you to fall?
Select one:
A.
Gently tie the patient’s hands together until you are downstairs to prevent her from unconsciously grabbing the railing.
B.
Use a strap to safely secure the patient’s arms to the chair without causing any loss of circulation to the patient’s extremities.
C.
Explain to the patient what you are doing and advise her to hold her hands together and not let go until you are finished moving her.
D.
Place the patient on oxygen during the move to calm her down.
c
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?
a. recovery section
b. supine
c. semi - fowler position
d. fowler position
a
When a stretcher w a pt secured to its elevated, what occurs?
a. the stretcher is more stable and easily pushed
b. the pt feels more comfortable being at near normal height
c. the EMTs lessen the possibility of injury from being bent over the pt
d. the center of gravity is raised and this causes a tip hazard
d
What is the contraindication for the use of a scoop or orthopedic stretcher?
a. internal injuries
b. hip fracture
c. pelvic injury
d. spinal injury
d
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?
a. environment, physical limitations, and communication
b. equipment, pt injury, and communication
c. the object, pt injury, and communication
d. the object, your limitations, and communication
d
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?
a. emergency move
b. nonurgent move
c. urgent move
d. extremity lift
a
Which of the following factors least needs to be considered before lifting any patient?
a. your physical limitations
b. the weight of the patient
c. the distance to cover
d. communications
c
what is the main benefit of using a stair chair with a tracklike system over a traditional stair chair?
A.
A stair chair with a tracklike system can be manipulated to lift into an ambulance using a hydraulic system.
B.
There is no benefit of a tracklike stair chair over a traditional stair chair.
C.
Only one EMT is required to operate a stair chair with a tracklike system.
D.
A stair chair with a tracklike system prevents the patient from having to be lifted down stairs.
d
what is the likely impact of power stretcher on EMS?
A.
There is no likely impact of power stretchers on EMS.
B.
There will be an increase in the number of home health transfers.
C.
Insurance reimbursement will increase for ambulance services.
D.
There will be a decrease in the number of injuries among EMTs.
d
Which of the following should you not do when reaching for something?
A.
Avoid twisting.
B.
Avoid reaching more than 20 inches in front of your body.
C.
Keep your back in a locked-in position.
D.
Prolong the reach for as long as necessary.
d
When placing all fingers and the palm in contact with the object being lifted, you are using which of the following?
a. power grip
b. power lift
c. vise grip
d. lock grip
a
which of the following is the correct position of an EMT’s feet when lifting?
a. as wide apart as possible
b. as close together as possible
c. two feet apart
d. shoulder-width apart
d
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?
a. power lift
b. direct ground lift
c. draw-sheet method
d. direct carry
b
Where should you position the weight of the object being lifted?
A.
To one side or the other
B.
As far from the body as possible
C. As close to the body as possible
D.
An arm’s length away from the body
c
When lifting a pt, a basic principle is to:
a. lift with your lower back
b. know your lifting limits
c. extend your arms to maximize your lift
d. rush your lift to minimize your lift time
b
Which of the following statements regarding body mechanics is true?
a. position your feet close together
b. use your back to lift
c. twist your torso while lifting
d. use your legs to lift
d
How many pounds are most battery-powered hydraulic systems rated to safely lift?
A.
300
B.
700
C.
200
D.
500
b
If the weight being pulled is below the level of the EMT’s waist, he should be in a(n) ________ position
a. overhead
b. squatting
c. kneeling
d. feet-together
c
