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You have responded to a nursing home and find an elderly patient in his bed in cardiac arrest.Which type of move would you perform to get the patient to a hard surface so you can perform chest compressions?


A) Non-urgent move
B) Clothing drag
C) Urgent move
D) Emergency move

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You have responded to a multiple casualty incident involving an overturned bus.Patients have been thrown around the interior of the bus and several are piled on top of each other.What type of move would you perform to gain access to the most critically injured patients?


A) Non-urgent move
B) Extremity lift
C) Urgent move
D) Emergency move

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For a patient without a possibility of spinal injury,which of the following carries should be used to move him from a bed to a stretcher?


A) Firefighter's carry
B) Direct-ground lift
C) Draw-sheet method
D) Extremity lift

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Which of the following is another name for an ambulance cot?


A) Stair chair
B) Reeve's stretcher
C) Scoop stretcher
D) Wheeled ambulance stretcher

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You are called to the scene of a patient who fell approximately 5 feet off a stepladder to the floor of a third-story attic of a very old building.He is complaining of severe neck and back pain,and he has an obvious fractured ankle.You cannot get your stretcher past the first-floor stairs and your long spine board is not practical with the winding spiral staircase and the small attic access.What is the best device to safely get the patient out of the attic where he can be properly immobilized?


A) Scoop stretcher
B) Stair chair
C) Flexible stretcher
D) Vest-type extrication device

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You respond to a call at a park where you find a 550-pound patient who has fallen down a slope near a creek.As you and your partner discuss the situation,you decide to call a second unit for lifting assistance.Once the patient is on a stretcher,how would the additional two personnel help in this lift?


A) You place one person on each corner of the stretcher to balance the weight and share in the lifting.
B) They would position themselves half way up the slope to take over when you and your partner get fatigued.
C) You will place two persons at the foot, one at the head, and the other to act as a safety anchor with a rope.
D) You will place two persons at the head of the stretcher, one at the foot, and one to act as a spotter.

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The term body mechanics describes the proper use of your body to lift without injury.What are the three considerations to review before any lift?


A) Equipment, patient injury, and communication
B) The object, patient injury, and communication
C) The object, your limitations, and communication
D) Environment, physical limitations, and communication

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You respond to a 48-year-old morbidly obese female patient.Her adult daughter called you because she has not gotten up from her oversized recliner chair in over a week.She has tried to help her out of the chair but states that each time her mother screams in agony.The foul odor presence of urine and feces is strong around the patient.Her feet do not touch the ground,and any attempt to lift the patient by her arms or scoot her down to the end of the chair results in severe pain to the patient.You are finding it nearly impossible to get a good grip on the patient.How will you get her out of the chair?


A) Soft stretcher
B) Long spine board
C) Lie the chair back and use a scoop stretcher
D) Vest-type extrication device

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During an emergency move,which of the following techniques should be used,whenever possible,to minimize the possibility of further aggravating a possible spinal injury?


A) Move the patient in the direction of the long axis of the body.
B) Pull the patient from the feet, not the shoulders.
C) Roll the patient over.
D) Move the patient sideways, alternating between moving the shoulders, then the hips.

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Which of the following patients should NOT be transported in a stair chair?


A) Patient with difficulty breathing
B) Patient who is nauseated
C) Patient with a suspected spinal injury
D) Patient found lying in bed

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C

When a stretcher with a patient secured to it is elevated,what occurs?


A) The patient feels more comfortable being at near normal height.
B) The center of gravity is raised and this causes a tip hazard.
C) The stretcher is more stable and easily pushed.
D) The EMTs lessen the possibility of injury from being bent over the patient.

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You and your partner arrive on the scene of a 400-pound patient lying in bed.He complains of nausea and vomiting for the past 3 days.When he tries to sit up,he gets very dizzy and has a syncopal episode.Realizing that he cannot assist you in getting on the stretcher,you decide to do which of the following?


A) Use the patient's sheets to slide him over to the stretcher.
B) Place the patient on a backboard to provide better gripping points to move the patient.
C) Use the power lift technique to carefully and safely lift the patient to the stretcher.
D) Call for additional manpower to move the patient.

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D

Which of the following is another name for the squat-lift position?


A) Power grip
B) Power lift
C) Weight-lifter technique
D) Direct carry

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Which of the following best describes an urgent move?


A) Moving a patient from a car directly to a long spine board
B) Dragging a patient from a burning house using his shirt
C) Using a sheet to move a patient from a bed to the stretcher
D) Pulling a patient by her feet across a parking lot

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What is the contraindication for the use of a scoop or orthopedic stretcher?


A) Internal injuries
B) Hip fracture
C) Pelvic injury
D) Spinal injury

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Which of the following should you do when reaching for something?


A) Keep your back in a locked-in position.
B) Avoid twisting.
C) Avoid reaching more than 15 to 20 inches in front of your body.
D) All of the above

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Which of the following is used to immobilize a patient with a suspected spinal injury?


A) Portable stretcher
B) Long backboard
C) Basket stretcher
D) Scoop stretcher

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What is the likely impact of power stretchers on EMS?


A) There is no likely impact of power stretchers on EMS.
B) There will be a decrease in the number of injuries among EMTs.
C) Insurance reimbursement will increase for ambulance services.
D) There will be an increase in the number of home health transfers.

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Urgent moves are required when:


A) an emergency move is not possible.
B) rapid transport is necessary.
C) performed for treatment of life threats along with precautions for spinal injuries.
D) there are no life threats and conditions are stable.

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How many pounds are most battery-powered hydraulic systems rated to safely lift?


A) 300
B) 500
C) 700
D) 200

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