Jordan & Jader

T or F- A lifting technique that is used for patients who are supine or in a sitting position with no expected extremity or spinal injuries is called a extremity lift

• True

• False

T or F- Between 68% and 78% of the body weight of a patient in a horizontal position is in the torso

• True

• False

T or F- when securing a patient to the wheeled ambulance stretcher, you will only secure over the patient's shoulders, around the chest, over the abdomen, and over the thighs.

• True

• False

T or F- A technique in which the stretcher and backboard is gripped by inserting each hand under the handle with the palm facing up and the thumb extended, fully supporting the underside of the handle on the curved palm with the fingers and thumb is called a Power lift

• True

• False

T or F- Some services are moving away from backboards due to injuries patients can receive and are instead using other devices, such as the vacuum mattress.

• True

• False

Blood pressure lower than target range

• A) Hypotension

• B)

• C) Hypertension

• D)

The relation between the body’s anatomical structures and the physical forces associated with lifting, moving, and carrying

• A) Body mechanics

• B)

• C) Biomechanics

• D)

Lifting technique which emt’s backs are held upright, legs bent, and the patient is lifted when the emt straightens the legs to raise the upper body and arms

• A) Bariatric lift

• B) Standard lift

• C) Power lift

• D) Standard lift

Technique which stretcher or backboard is gripped by inserting each hand under the handle with the palm facing up and the thumb extended, fully supporting the underside of the handle on the curved palm with the fingers and thumb

• A) Power grip

• B) Thumb-and-forefinger grip

• C) C-clamp grip

• D) Palm grip

A stretcher that is designed to be split into two or 4 sections that can be fitted around a patient who is lying on the ground or some other relatively flat service

• A) Scoop stretcher

• B) Basket stretcher

• C) Folding stretcher

• D) Spineboard