Emt-B Ch.6-Lifting & Moving Patients

Front 1

Backboard

Back 1

A device that is used to provide support to a patient who is suspected of having a hip, pelvic, spinal, or lower extremity injury. Also called a spine board, trauma board, or longboard.

Front 2

Basket stretcher

Back 2

A rigid stretcher commonly used in technical and water rescues that surrounds and supports the patient yet allows water to drain through holes in the bottom. Also called a Stokes litter.

Front 3

Diamond carry

Back 3

A carrying technique in which one EMT-B is located at the head end, one at the foot end, and one at each side of the patient; each of the two EMT-Bs at the sides uses one hand to support the stretcher so that all are able to face forward as they walk.

Front 4

Direct ground lift

Back 4

A lifting technique that is used for patients who are found lying supine on the ground with no suspected spinal injury.

Front 5

Emergency move

Back 5

A move in which the patient is dragged or pulled from a dangerous scene before initial assessment and care are provided.

Front 6

Extremity lift

Back 6

A lifting technique that is used for patients who are supine or in a sitting position with no suspected extremity or spinal injuries.

Front 7

Flexible stretcher

Back 7

A stretcher that is a rigid carrying device when secured around a patient but can be folded or rolled when not in use.

Front 8

Portable stretcher

Back 8

A stretcher with a strong rectangular tubular metal frame and rigid fabric stretched across it.

Front 9

Power grip

Back 9

A technique in which the litter 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.

Front 10

Power lift

Back 10

A lifting technique in which the EMT-Bs back is held upright, with legs bent, and the patient is lifted when the EMT-B straightens the legs to raise the upper body and arms.

Front 11

Rapid extrication technique

Back 11

A technique to move a patient from a sitting position inside a vehicle to supine on a backboard in less than 1 minute when conditions do not allow for standard immobilization.

Front 12

Scoop stretcher

Back 12

A stretcher that is designed to be split into two or four sections that can be fitted around a patient who is lying on the ground or other relatively flat surface; also called a split litter.

Front 13

Stair chair

Back 13

A lightweight folding device that is used to carry a conscious, seated patient up or down stairs.

Front 14

Wheeled ambulance stretcher

Back 14

A specially designed stretcher that can be rolled along the ground. A collapsible undercarriage allows it to be loaded into the ambulance. Also called the cot or an ambulance cot.