Chapter 6 Quick Quiz Lifting, Moving, Positioning Patients

Proper body mechanics are best defined as:

• properly using your body to facilitate a lift or move

• using a minimum of three people for any lift

• contracting the body's muscles to lift and move things

• lifting with your back and not your legs

Which of the following conditions would least likely require an emergent move?

• a blocked airway

• severe bleeding

• mild shortness of breath

• cardiac arrest

When lifting a patient, your feet should be placed:

• one in front of the other

• shoulder-width apart

• as wide as possible

• as close together as possible

Good body mechanics means keeping your back ____ and bending at the knees when lifting a patient or large object.

• at a 45-degree angle

• straight

• curved

• slightly twisted

The load on your back is minimized if you can keep the weight you are carrying:

• as close to your body as possible

• at least 6 inches in front of you

• at least 18 inches in front of you

• as low as possible

What type of move is used when there is no immediate threat to the patient's life?

• emergent

• standard

• rapid

• nonrapid

When restraining a patient, it is important to remember that:

• the patient should be placed in the prone position

• the restraints should be as tight as possible

• the patient should be kept supine at all times

• handcuffs should be used whenever possible

Which one of the following patients would best be served by being placed in the recovery position?

• a child who is unresponsive following a seizure

• an adult in cardiac arrest and in need of CPR

• A child who is face down and unresponsive in a pool

• an adult victim of a vehicle collision

Before restraining a combative patient, the Emergency Medical Responder should obtain ____ assistance.

• law enforcement

• medical direction

• ALS

• supervisor

Which one of the following devices is best suited to carry a responsive patient with no suspected spinal injury down a flight of stairs?

• flexible stretcher

• wheeled stretcher

• scoop stretcher

• stair chair