Lifting & Moving Pts. Ch. 35

Question 1

A brand of medicine concerned with the management of obesity and allied diseases

Answer 1

Bariatrics

Question 2

A rigid stretcher commonly used in technical and water rescues that surrounds and supports the patient yet allows water to drain through holes in the bottom

Answer 2

Basket stretcher also called a stokes litter

Question 3

A carrying technique in which one EMT is located at the head end of the stretcher or backboard, one at the foot end, and one at each side of the patient

Answer 3

Diamond carry

Question 4

A lifting technique that is used for patients who are found lying supine on the ground with no suspected spinal injury

Answer 4

Direct ground lift

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Emergency move

Question 6

A lifting technique that is used for patients who are supine or in a sitting position with no suspected extremity or spinal injuries

Answer 6

Extremity lift

Question 7

A stretcher that is a rigid carrying device when secured around a patient but can be folded or rolled when not in use

Answer 7

Flexible stretcher

Question 8

Device that is used to provide support to a patient who is suspected of having hip, pelvic, spinal, or lower extremity injury

Answer 8

Backboard also called a spine board, trauma board, or longboard

Question 9

Stretcher with a strong rectangular tubular metal frame and rigid fabric stretched across it

Answer 9

Portable stretcher

Question 10

Technique in which the litter or backboard is gripped by inserting each hand under the handle with the palm facing up and the thumb extended

Answer 10

Power grip

Question 11

Lifting technique in which the EMT’s back is held upright, with legs bent, and the patient is lifted when the EMT straightens the legs to raise the upper body and arms

Answer 11

Power lift

Question 12

Technique to move a patient from a sitting position inside a vehicle to supine on a backboard in less than 1 min when conditions do not allow for standard immobilization

Answer 12

Rapid extrication technique

Question 13

Stretcher that is designed to be spilt into two or four sections that can be fitted around a patient who is lying on the ground or other relatively flat surface

Answer 13

Scoop stretcher also called an orthopedic stretcher

Question 14

A lightweight folding device that is used to carry a conscious, seated patient up or down stairs

Answer 14

Stair chair

Question 15

Specially designed that can be rolled along the ground with collapsible undercarriage that allows it to be loaded into the ambulance

Answer 15

Wheeled ambulance stretcher aka stretcher