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Chapter 8- Lifting and Moving Patients

Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, Twelfth Edition
Across
A long, flat board made of rigid, rectangular material 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, and longboard.
A specially designed stretcher that can be rolled along the ground. A collapsible undercarriage allows it to be loaded into the ambulance; also called an ambulance stretcher.
A stretcher with strong, rectangular, tubular metal frame and rigid fabric stretched across it.
A carrying technique in which one provider is located at the head end of the stretcher or backboard, one at the foot end , and one at each side of the patient; each of the two providers at the sides uses one hand to support the stretcher or backboard so that all are able to face forward as they walk.
A lifting technique that is used for patients who are found lying supine on the ground with no suspected spinal injury.
A stretcher that is designed to be split into two or four sections that can be fitted around a patient
A move in which the patient is dragged or pulled from a dangerous scene before assessment and care are provided.
A lightweight folding device that is used to carry a conscious, seated patient up or down stairs.
A lifting technique that is used for patients who are supine or in a sitting position with no suspected extremity or spinal injuries.
A lifting technique in which the EMT's back is held upright, with legs bent, and the patient is lifted when the EMT straightens the legs to raise the upper body and arms.
Down
The relationship between the body's anatomic structures and the physical forces associated with lifting, moving, carrying; the ways in which the body moves to achieve a specific action.
A stretcher that is a rigid carrying device when secured around a patient but can be folded or rolled when not in use.
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.
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
A branch of medicine concerned with the management (prevention or control) of obesity and allied diseases.
A technique in which the stretcher 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 on the curved palm with the fingers and thumb.