Ch. 8 Lifting and Moving Patients

Which of the following MOST accurately describes the correct position of the EMTs who are executing the diamond carry technique?

One at the head, one at the feet, and one on each side of the patient's torso

You should not attempt to lift a patient who weighs more than 250 pounds with fewer than ______ rescuers, regardless of individual strength.

four

The MOST serious consequence of a poorly planned or rushed patient move is:

injury to you or your patient

To minimize the risk of injuring yourself when lifting or moving a patient, you should:

keep the weight as close to your body as possible.

The FIRST rule of safe lifting is to:

keep your back in a straight, vertical position.

When using a body drag to pull a patient who is on the ground, you should:

kneel to minimize the distance that you will have to lean over.

When moving a conscious, weak patient down a flight of stairs, you should:

place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry the patient down the stairs with a stair chair.

In most instances, you should move a patient on a wheeled ambulance stretcher by:

pushing the head of the stretcher while your partner guides the foot.

You and your partner respond to the scene of a 49-year-old male with acute abdominal pain. As you enter his residence, you find him lying on the floor in severe pain. He is conscious and alert. The patient appears to weigh in excess of 350 pounds. Your FIRST action should be to:

request additional personnel before making any attempts to lift him.

When a person is standing upright, the weight of anything being lifted and carried in the hands is FIRST reflected onto the:

shoulder girdle

As you and your partner are carrying a stable patient down a flight of stairs in a stair chair, you feel a sudden, sharp pain in your lower back. You should:

stop the move and request additional lifting assistance.

When the shoulder girdle is aligned over the pelvis during lifting:

the weight is exerted straight down the vertebrae.

When carrying a patient up or down stairs, you should avoid:

using a wheeled stretcher whenever possible.

The extremity lift would NOT be appropriate to use on a patient:

with a deformed humerus.

When performing the rapid extrication technique to remove a patient from his or her vehicle, you should:

apply a cervical collar and remove the patient on a long backboard.