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8 Cards in this Set
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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 hangs at least 10 inches apart |
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Body mechanics |
The proper use of the body to facilitate lifting and moving and prevent injury |
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Direct carry |
A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher during which two or more rescuers curl the patient t their chests, then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher |
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Direct ground lift |
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 them reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher |
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Draw sheet method |
A method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling the loosened bottle sheet of the bed |
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Baraiatric |
Having to do with patients who are significantly overweight or obese |
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Extremity lift |
A method of lifting and carrying a patient during which one rescued slips hands under the patients armpits and graphs the wrists while another rescuers grasps the patient knees |
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Power lift |
Squat lift, a lift from a squatting position with weight to be lifted close to the body feet apart and flat in the ground body weight on or just behind balls feet and the back locked in and the upper body is raised before the hips |
