chapter 6 Flashcards
Patient with chest pain or difficulty breathing should be placed in
Position of comfort
No immediate threat to life and patient can be stabilized prior to moving use a
non-urgent moves
Greatest danger to a patient in any emergency move is possibility of aggravating
A spinal Injury
Patient who you suspect a spinal injury should receive
Spine Motion Restriction (SMR)
Pregnant women over 2 weeks should be transported on
Left side
to move a heavy object use these muscles
leg, hip and glutes
when there is a choice of pushing or pulling whenever possible you should
Push
Lifting technique that greatly reduces risk of back injury
Keeping weight close to body
EMT should reach no further than
15-20 inches
EMT should learn from _____ when doing a log roll
Hips
Technique with 1 weak leg or 1 weak ankle
Squat lift
Preferred device for carrying conscious patient down narrow stairs
Stair Chair
Technique used to quickly remove patient from vehicle
Rapid extraction
unresponsive patient with no suspected spinal injury should be placed in
Left lateral recumbent position
Proper use of your body to facilitate lifting and moving a patient
Body mechanics
when lifting a patient carrying device it is best to use a _____ number of people
Even
Best hold possible on piece of equipment use
Power Grip
Provides safest and most comfortable means of transferring a patient
Wheeled Stretcher
Lifting technique that offers best defense against injury
Power Lift
Useful technique if you have weak knees or thighs
Power Lift
The type of move that should be used when there is immediate danger to patient or EMT
Emergency Move
This move is used when the patient is suffering an immediate threat to life and must be moved quickly and transported for care
urgent move
Move where no immediate threat to life exists and patient can be moved in a normal manner
non-urgent move
Armpit drag
forearm drag
blanket drag are all
Emergency moves
