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WorksheetsEmergency Care : Chapter 3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When the vacuum mattress is used, the patient is placed on the device and the air is ________ by a pump. Then the mattress will form a ______________ and conforming service around the patient.
Inflated; rigid
Withdrawn; rigid
Inflated; soft
Withdrawn; soft
A comfortable device that can be used to transport a patient in the supine position who has sustained a spinal injury is a:
Scoop stretcher
Stair chair with tracks
vacuum mattress
KED
The EMT who has to lift with one hand, as in a lifter carry, must be careful not to:
Lift with their legs
Compensate by leaning
Lift with the weight close to the body
Take breaks if they are needed
How should the EMT’s feet be positioned when lifting?
Shoulder width apart
On firm ground
On flat ground
All of the above
Another name for the squat-lift used by weight lifters is called
Leg lift
Power lift
Thigh thrust
Power grip
The pack strap carry is an example of a(n) _____________ move for a patient who has no spine injury
Emergency
Urgent
Immediate
Non-urgent
A 52 year old male has injured his spine in a motor vehicle crash. The trauma center is 35 min away. Which of the following patient carrying devices would be best suited to protecting the patient’s spine during transport?
the padded ambulance cot
A long spine board
A vest-type extraction device
A stokes basket
You have a 28 year old male patient who was injured on a rooftop of a 3 story structure. He is currently positioned on a scoop stretcher, and the fire department will be lowering him down a ladder bed to the ground. You should:
Place the stretcher and patient in a plastic basket stretcher
Ask the patient to walk down the ladder
Place the patient on a short spine board
Lower the patient in the scoop stretcher
To ensure personal safety when lifting an adult patient, it is important to:
Wear a back brace
Keep the weight as far away from your body as possible
Use your legs, not your back, to lift
Avoid lifting patients who weigh more than you do
When lifting a patient, you should do all of the following EXCEPT:
Communicate your plan clearly with your partner
Twist while you and your partner lift the patient
Know your partners physical ability and limitations
Communicate with your partner frequently
EMT’s lift the cot or stretcher on most calls. When lifting this device, you should:
Use four rescuers if on rough or uneven terrain
Keep both of your feet together and flat on the ground
Use a 3rd person on the heaviest side
Compensate by using your back if only using one hand
When you place all fingers and the palm in contact with the stretcher as you prepare to lift, you are using the technique known as the :
Power grip
Lock grip
Grip lift
Power lift
You are in a situation in which the only way to move a heavy object is to push it. When you must push an object you should:
Keep the line of pull through the center of your body by bending your knees
Push from an overhead position keeping your knees locked
Keep the weight you are pushing at least 20in away from your body
Keep your elbows straight and arms close to your side
You must decide whether to move a patient using an emergency move. The situations in which an emergency move would be used include all of the following EXCEPT:
The scene is hazardous
Explosives or other hazardous chemicals are present
Care of life threatening conditions require repositioning the patient
The dispatcher is holding another, more serious call.
You and your partner are assigned to quickly move as many patients as possible from the hallway of a nursing facility because of a fire. The next patient you come too is on the floor and you have decided to use an emergency move. This patient can be moved by:
Using a spine board and strapping her down
Rolling her like a log
Pulling in her clothing in the neck and shoulder area
Using 1 rescuer under each arm
If your 55-year-old male patient has an altered mental status, you should consider a(n) ________________ move.
Emergency
Urgent
nonurgent
Immediate
You and your crew have decided to use a log roll to get your patient onto a longboard. When doing a log roll, you should lean from your hips and:
Keep your back curved only while leaning over the patient
position yourself at least 10 inches from the patient
Use your shoulder muscles to help with the roll
Roll the patient as fast as possible
The final step in packaging a patient for transport on a wheeled stretcher involves:
Securing the stretcher to the ambulance
Placing a towel under the patient’s head
Covering the patient with a top sheet
Adjusting the position of the back rest
Your 65-year-old-female patient is in a bedroom that is on the second floor of her home. If you and your partner are going to be carrying her down the stairway, you should:
Flex at the waist with bent knees
Keep your lower back muscle loose
Place on hand on the railing for balance
Use a stair chair instead of a stretcher
Your 55-year-old male patient, who is approximately 450 pounds, has a chief complaint of “chest pain and difficulty breathing.” While you are conducting the primary assessment and care, it would be helpful to have your partner call for:
ALS providers if they are available
A bariatric stretcher
Additional crew members
All of these
