Chapter 3 pre & post test
You and your partner feel that your physical limitations will not allow you to safely lift and carry a patient, and additional help is still minutes away from the scene. If lifting the patient right away is necessary, which of the following devices uses a battery-powered hydraulic system that could lift the patient?
A power stretcher
Which of the following techniques will NOT contribute to the safe and efficient movement of a patient from an upstairs bedroom to the ambulance?
Calling for assistance only if you find that you and your partner cannot lift the patient
What is the safest level at which to move a patient on a stretcher?
Closest to the ground
To avoid injuries while lifting and moving an obese patient over a long distance, what must always be present among team members?
Communication
When assessing a patient, you quickly decide that it is in the patient's best interest for you to do an emergency move. Which of the following is NOT an indication for an emergency move?
Dispatch is holding calls for your community.
An ideal lifting arrangement entails
EMTs of similar strength and height.
Which is useful for narrow hallways but is not used for immobilization of a patient?
Flexible stretcher
During which type of drag should you take care not to bump the patient's head?
Foot
When lifting a stretcher or backboard, which of the following is the best number of people to use?
Four
If the weight is below your waist level, what is the proper position for pushing or pulling?
From a kneeling position
What is the BEST way to securely transport a patient who is suspected of having a spinal injury?
Fully immobilized with necessary spinal precautions
In reaching, what should be done every time?
Have a locked-in back.
Which of the following is an advantage of a vacuum mattress?
It naturally pads voids for greater comfort
For which of the following conditions would a bariatric stretcher be indicated?
Morbid obesity
Which of the following techniques is used to prevent injury when lifting?
Power lift
Which of the following is recommended when moving something heavy?
Pushing
Your patient is conscious, has no trauma, and is complaining of dyspnea. The patient is concerned that transport will aggravate the breathing difficulty. Which of the following is most likely the BEST way to position the patient during transport that would also address this patient's concern?
Sitting upright in a stair chair
Question content area top Part 1 When lifting and moving patients, what should be kept straight and locked?
The back
What are body mechanics?
The proper use of your body to prevent injury and facilitate lifting and moving
How many rescuers are recommended in moving a patient with a stair chair?
Three
Which of the following must be avoided in lifting?
Twisting
Which of the following helps prevent injury from lifting and carrying a patient?
Use your leg muscles.
A stair chair should be used in which of the following circumstances?
When traversing narrow corridors and doorways
Which of the following is an indication for an emergency move?
You are unable to gain access to other patients who need lifesaving care.
A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher, during which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher, is
a direct carry.
Fire and exposure to explosives or other hazardous materials are examples of immediate dangers that would warrant:
an emergency move such as a clothes drag.
The term that has to do with patients who are significantly overweight or obese is
bariatric.
The safest and MOST efficient methods for using one's body to facilitate lifting and moving are called:
body mechanics.
When lifting, keep the weight:
close to your body.
Forming a plan for lifting and carrying a patient should be
communicated to your partner before putting the plan into action.
Regarding transferring a patient from the patient's bed to the stair chair:
do not use the device for unresponsive patients.
An efficient way of transferring a patient between a hospital and nursing home that uses the patient's bed in the transfer is the:
draw-sheet method.
Emergency moves may be necessary if:
here is a threat of fire or possible explosion.
In a Fowler or semi-Fowler position, it is normal and not a cause for concern if the patient:
is in a semi-sitting position.
When pushing or pulling, you should
keep the line of pull through the center of your body
To use your legs instead of your back to lift, you must:
keep the weight close to your body
To minimize or prevent aggravation of a spinal injury during an emergency move, the EMT should move the patient in the direction of the:
long axis of the body.
An emergency move would be permitted in order to change a patient's position in a situation in which you
needed to perform CPR
An important key to preventing injury while lifting or moving is
not compensating when lifting with one hand
Question content area top Part 1 You arrive on scene and assess the need for a bariatric ambulance for transport of a patient because the patient is:
obese.
You and your partner decide to use a long backboard to immobilize a patient. This patient is
possibly injured in the neck or spine.
Bending all fingers at the same angle and placing the hands ten inches apart are two key elements of the:
power grip.
You want to navigate a responsive patient down several narrow, curving stairways. You want to transport the patient in a sitting position, which means you use a:
stair chair.
When executing a power lift, to keep the weight as close to your body as possible
straddle it, if possible.
An obese patient is upset that a special stretcher is to be used for him and that you have called for a bariatric ambulance. The BEST way to respond is to explain that:
this equipment enables you to provide the best assessment and care for the patient.
When a stretcher is lifted, the number of rescuers lifting from both the head and foot of the stretcher should be:
two
During a cradle carry, one arm is across the patient's back and the other:
under the patient's knees
Before lifting any patient, consider the patient's:
weight.
