EMT Chapter 8 Quiz

use preparatory commands to initiate any moves

To facilitate a safe and coordinated move, the team leader should:

15″ to 20″

When pulling a patient, you should extend your arms no more than ________ in front of your torso.

Long backboard

Which of the following is the most appropriate device to use when immobilizing a patient with a suspected spinal injury?

Extremity lift

A 56-year-old female is found supine in a narrow hallway of her mobile home. She complains of severe weakness and dizziness, and states that she is unable to walk. There is no evidence of trauma, and the patient states that she did not fall. How should you and your partner move this patient to a more spacious area?

a second patient must be transported on the squad bench of the ambulance

A folding or portable stretcher is most beneficial when:

apply a cervical collar and immobilize him with a vest-style device

An unrestrained patient is sitting in his car after an automobile crash. He is conscious and alert, has no visible trauma, and is complaining of neck and back pain. Before removing him from his car, you should:

sacrum

The _________ is both the mechanical weight-bearing base of the spinal column and the fused central posterior section of the pelvic girdle.

with a deformed humerus

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

request additional personnel before making any attempts to lift him

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:

Immobilize the patient with neck and back pain on a long backboard and place him on the wheeled stretcher; place the patient with the deformed femur on a folding stretcher secured to the squad bench

You have two patients who were involved in a motor vehicle crash when their SUV struck a tree—one with neck and back pain, and the other with a deformed left femur. The patient with the deformed femur states that he does not want to be placed on a hard board, nor does he want a collar around his neck. What is the most appropriate and practical method of securing these patients and placing them into the ambulance?