Lifting & Moving Patients

Question 1

Most commonly used device to transport patients

Answer 1

Wheeled ambulance stretcher

Question 2

A specially designed stretcher that can be rolled along the ground

Answer 2

Wheeled ambulance stretcher

Question 3

Weight of wheel ambulance stretcher

Answer 3

40 to 145 lbs

Question 4

The wheeled ambulance stretcher is generally not used to ___

Answer 4

Go up and down stairs or to other locations where the patient must be carried for any significant distance

Question 5

The stretcher has a specific ___ end

Answer 5

Head end and foot

Question 6

The stretcher has a strong, rectangular, tubular metal main frame to which ___

Answer 6

All of its other parts are attached

Question 7

The stretcher should be pulled, pushed, and lifted only by ___

Answer 7

Its main frame or handles

Question 8

A retractable guard rail is attached along the ___ of the stretcher

Answer 8

Central portion of the main frame

Question 9

The guardrail on a stretcher is not a ___

Answer 9

Restraint device

Question 10

Desired height of stretcher in the ambulance

Answer 10

12”

Question 11

Stretcher height when standing up

Answer 11

32 to 26 inches

Question 12

How to change stretcher height

Answer 12

The main frame must be slightly lifted to remove all weight from the undercarriage before it will fold, even if the control is pulled

Question 13

On a stretcher, controls for elevating and lowering are located ___

Answer 13

At the foot end

Question 14

The mattress on a stretcher is ___

Answer 14

Fluid resistant

Question 15

How to secure the straps on the stretcher?

Answer 15

Head to toe

Question 16

A long, flat board made of rigid, rectangular material

Answer 16

Backboard

Question 17

Used to temporarily restrict spinal motion in supine patients with potential neck and back injuries

Answer 17

Backboard

Question 18

Backboards can also be used to ___

Answer 18

Move patients out of awkward places

Question 19

Backboard length

Answer 19

6 to 7 feet

Question 20

Backboards are commonly used for patients who are found ___

Answer 20

Lying down

Question 21

Use of backboards is being replaced with ___

Answer 21

Vacuum mattresses

Question 22

Moving a patient should be done in ___ manner

Answer 22

An orderly, planned, and unhurried

Question 23

The mechanical weight bearing base of the spinal column

Answer 23

The sacrum

Question 24

The relationship between the body’s anatomic structures and the physical forces associated with lifting, moving, and carrying

Answer 24

Body mechanics

Question 25

Lifting technique where the back is held upright, with legs bent, and the patient is lifted when the legs are straightened to raise the upper body and arms

Answer 25

Power lift

Question 26

How far to spread the legs in a power lift

Answer 26

15"

Question 27

When doing a power lift, the knees shouldn't bend more than ___

Answer 27

90 degrees

Question 28

Technique to lift a stretcher where the the grip is under the handle, with the palm facing up and the thumb extended

Answer 28

Power grip

Question 29

How far apart should the hands be when lifting?

Answer 29

At least 10"

Question 30

Never grasp a stretcher with the hand ___

Answer 30

Palm down over the handle

Question 31

When you pull a patient who is on the ground, always ___

Answer 31

Kneel to minimize the distance that you will have to lean over

Question 32

During pulling, extend your arms no more than ___

Answer 32

About 15 to 20 inches in front of your torso

Question 33

Special bariatric techniques and equipment is required for patients who weight more than ___

Answer 33

350 lbs

Question 34

___ of the body weight of a patient in the horizontal position is in the torso

Answer 34

68% to 78%

Question 35

One person lifting at each side of a backboard

Answer 35

Diamond carry

Question 36

When to use a stair chair

Answer 36

When you must carry a conscious patient up or down a flight of stairs or other significant incline, if their condition allows for a sitting position

Question 37

Lightweight folding chair with a molded seat, adjustable safety straps, and fold-out handles at both the head and the feet

Answer 37

Stair chair

Question 38

Minimum straps to use on the stair chair

Answer 38

A lap belt and two straps around the chest

Question 39

What should a patient in a stair chair hold on to?

Answer 39

The chest straps

Question 40

Flex at the hips, not the ___

Answer 40

Waist

Question 41

A move in which the patient is dragged or pulled from a dangerous scene before assessment and care are provided

Answer 41

Emergency move

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Rapid extrication technique

Question 43

If a patient who requires an emergency move is wearing a shirt with buttons, you should ___

Answer 43

Unbutton the top two

Question 44

Time to apply a spinal immobilization device

Answer 44

6 to 8 minutes

Question 45

Do not use the rapid extrication technique if ___

Answer 45

No urgency exists

Question 46

If the patient is able to stand and ___ to the stretcher, it is safer to have them do so

Answer 46

Pivot

Question 47

Number of responders required for the rapid extrication technique

Answer 47

3

Question 48

One person drags and carries

Answer 48

1. Front cradle 2. Firefighter's drag 3. One-person walking assist 4. Firefighter's carry 5. Pack-strap carry

Question 49

Used for patients with no suspected spinal injury who are found lying supine

Answer 49

Direct ground lifts

Question 50

Used for patient with no suspected extremity or spinal injuries who are supine or in a sitting position

Answer 50

Extremity lift

Question 51

This lift may be especially helpful when the patient is in a very narrow space or there is not enough room for the patient and several EMTs to stand side by side

Answer 51

Extremity lift

Question 52

Used to move a patient from a bed onto a stretcher

Answer 52

Draw sheet method

Question 53

Stretcher that is in two horizontal halves that are joined together after placing under the patient

Answer 53

Scoop stretcher

Question 54

Typical stretcher weight limit

Answer 54

650 lbs

Question 55

Bariatric stretcher typical weight limit in the lowest position

Answer 55

1600 lbs

Question 56

The Binder Lift has up ___ handles

Answer 56

25

Question 57

The Binder Lift is wrapped around the ___

Answer 57

Patient's torso

Question 58

A stretcher with a strong, rectangular, tubular metal frame and rigid fabric stretched across it

Answer 58

Portable stretcher

Question 59

Forms a rigid stretcher that conforms around the patient's sides and does not extend beyond them

Answer 59

Flexible stretcher

Question 60

Flexible stretchers are useful when?

Answer 60

The stretcher must be carried far or when the patient needs to be removed from a confined space

Question 61

Certain ___ stretchers can also be used if the patient must be belayed or rappelled by ropes

Answer 61

Flexible

Question 62

Fits snugly to the curvatures and contours of the body and limits pressure-point tenderness

Answer 62

Vacuum mattresses

Question 63

Also called a stokes litter

Answer 63

Basket stretcher

Question 64

Used to carry a patient across uneven terrain from a remote location that is inaccessible by ambulance or other vehicle

Answer 64

Basket stretcher

Question 65

Used to transport a neonatal patient

Answer 65

Isolette

Question 66

An Isolette is also called ___

Answer 66

An incubator

Question 67

Keeps the neonatal patient warm with moistened air in a clean environment

Answer 67

Isolette

Question 68

What does an isolette protects the neonatal patient from?

Answer 68

Noise, drafts, infection, and excess handling