Chapter 3

You and your partner are assisting paramedics in securing an injured patient to a long backboard. One paramedic is supporting the patient's head while the other paramedic and your partner are supporting the patient's torso and legs. Where should you be?

Ready to slide the board under the patient as the team performs a log roll

The one-person walking assist method can be used if the patient:

able to bear weight on his or her feet

In addition to ensuring your own safety, the most important guideline to follow when moving a patient is to

do no further harm to the patient

the direct ground lift should not be performed if the patient

has experienced a traumatic injury

Short backboards or vest-style devices are most appropriate to use for patients who:

have neck or back pain and are in a sitting position

regardless of the technique you use for moving patients, you should

lift and lower patient by bending your legs

when performing pack-strap carry technique, optimal weight distribution occurs when the

patients armpits are over the rescuer's shoulders

When immobilizing the patient's head to the long backboard, you should:

place rolled blankets on both sides of the patient's head

You are the first medically trained person to arrive at the scene of an ill person. You find the patient, a 350-pound man, sitting in a small bathroom. The patient tells you that he is extremely weak and is unable to walk

wait for additional rescuers to arrive before trying to move him

Because the two-person chair carry technique may force the patient's head forward, the rescuer should

watch the patient for problems with the airway