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3 considerations before lifting any patient |
-The object -Your limitations -Communication Ch. 3, pg. 54 |
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6 Rules for Safe Lifting |
1. Position your feet properly 2. Use your legs 3. Never turn or twist 4. Do not compensate when lifting with one hand 5. Keep the weight as close as possible to the body 6. Use a stair chair when carrying a patient on the stairs whenever possible. Ch. 3, pg. 54-55 |
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"Avoid reaching more than _____ inches in front of your body." |
20 Ch. 3, pg. 55 |
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When the scene is hazardous, you should perform a(n) ____________ move |
Emergency Ch. 3, pg. 57 |
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When care of life-threatening conditions requires repositioning, you should perform a(n) ____________ move. |
Emergency Ch. 3, pg. 57 |
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When you must reach other patients with life-threatening conditions but another patient is in the way, you should perform a(n) __________ move. |
Emergency Ch. 3, pg. 57 |
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When the required treatment can be performed only if the patient is moved, you should perform a(n) ___________ move. |
Urgent Ch. 3, pg. 57 |
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When factors at the scene cause patient decline, you should perform a(n) ___________ move. |
Urgent Ch. 3, pg. 57 |
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When performing an incline drag, always drag the patient ___________ first. |
Head Ch. 3, pg. 58 |
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When there is no immediate threat to life, the patient should be moved when ready for transportation, using a(n) _____________ move. |
Non-urgent Ch. 3, pg. 61 |
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"When moving the patient, the safest level is _____________________." |
Closest to the ground Ch. 3, pg. 61 |
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"The stretcher is ideal for ___________ surfaces." |
Level Ch. 3, pg. 61 |
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"_______________, _______________, or _____________________ may not be transported on the stair chair." |
-Unresponsive patients -Those with a severely altered mental status -Patients who require airway care Ch. 3, pg. 67 |
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Two types of spine boards (backboards): |
-Short -Long Ch. 3, pg. 67 |
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"The scoop stretcher does not offer any support directly under the ___________, so it is not recommended for patients with ________________." |
-Spine -Suspected spinal injury Ch. 3, pg. 67 |
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Choose a carrying device to get the patient from the scene to the ambulance stretcher: A patient complaining of severe respiratory distress who is in an upstairs back bedroom |
-A stair chair is the best option unless his difficulty breathing is so severe that he can't sit up or he requires ventilation -If those conditions apply, a Reeves-type stretcher is better Ch. 3, pg. 69 |
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Choose a carrying device to get the patient from the scene to the ambulance stretcher: A patient thrown from an ATV several hundred yards into the woods |
Placed on a backboard (long spine board) in full immobilization, then in a Stokes (wire frame) basket for extrication Ch. 3, pg. 69 |
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Choose a carrying device to get the patient from the scene to the ambulance stretcher: A patient who fell down several stairs from the back deck to the concrete landing who complains of neck and back pain |
Placed on a backboard (long spine board) in full spinal immobilization Ch. 3, pg. 69 |
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Choose a carrying device to get the patient from the scene to the ambulance stretcher: An unresponsive medical patient found down a narrow hallway on the first floor |
Reeves-type stretcher Ch. 3, pg. 69 |
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"A patient with suspected spine injury must have his ______, __________, and ___________ immobilized before being moved." |
-Head -Neck -Spine Ch. 3, pg. 69 |
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"Unresponsive patients with no suspected spine injury should be placed in the ___________________." |
Recovery position Ch. 3, pg. 73 |
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"Many patients who have no suspected spine injuries may be transported in a _________________." |
Position of comfort Ch. 3, pg. 73 |
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"Patients who are believed to be in shock are placed in a(n) _____________." |
Supine position Ch. 3, pg. 73 |
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"The most important rule in lifting is to ____________________." |
Lift with your legs, not your back Ch. 3, pg. 75 |
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Definition: bariatric |
Having to do with patients who are significantly overweight or obese Ch. 3, pg. 75 |
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Definition: body mechanics |
The proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and prevent injury Ch. 3, pg. 75 |
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Definition: direct carry |
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. Ch. 3, pg. 75 |
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Definition: direct ground lift |
A method of lifting and carrying a patient from ground level to a stretcher in which two or more rescuers kneel, curl the patient to their chests, stand, then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher. Ch. 3, pg. 75 |
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Definition: draw-sheet method |
A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling the loosened bottom sheet of the bed. Ch. 3, pg. 75 |
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Definition: extremity lift |
A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescuer slips hands under the patient's armpits and grasps the wrists, while another rescuer grasps the patient's knees Ch. 3, pg. 75 |
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Definition: power grip |
Gripping with as much hand surface as possible in contact with the object being lifted, all fingers bent at the same angle, and hands at least ten inches apart Ch. 3, pg. 75 |
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Definition: power lift |
A lift from a squatting position with weight to be lifted close to the body, feet apart and flat on the ground, body weight on or just behind the balls of the feet, and the back locked in. The upper body is raised before the hips. Also called the squat-lift position Ch. 3, pg. 75 |
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Practice Problem 3.4: Define a long-axis drag, and explain its importance |
-A long-axis drag is a drag from the shoulders of the patient that causes the remainder of the body to assume its natural anatomical position, with the spine and all limbs in normal alignment -This emergency move minimizes or prevents aggravation of a spinal injury Ch. 3, pg. 76 |
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Critical Thinking Exercise 3.1: Identify the appropriate procedure or device for lifting and moving a patient who has fallen eighteen feet and has suspected spinal injuries |
Lifted and moved with a spine board in full spinal immobilization Ch. 3, pg. 76 |
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Critical Thinking Exercise 3.2: Identify the appropriate procedure or device for lifting and moving a patient with chest pain who lives on the fifth floor of a building with no elevator |
Moved with a stair chair Ch. 3, pg. 76 |
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Critical Thinking Exercise 3.3: Identify the appropriate procedure or device for lifting and moving a patient who is found in an environment with a risk of immediate explosion |
Moved emergently with a shoulder drag Ch. 3, pg. 76 |
