1. Five Chapter Lifting and Moving Patients

3. B ODY MECHANICS

6. Use legs, not back, to lift.

7. Keep weight close to your body.

8. Power-Lift Position Power-Grip

9. Safety Note Back injuries are a leading cause of long-term disability for EMTs. Lift safely.

15. P RECEPTOR P EARL Few things are more important to the safety and longevity of an EMS provider than proper lifting and moving techniques. Habits that begin early are practiced throughout a career. Remember to emphasize proper lifting and moving techniques when working with new EMT-Bs, and be sure to use those techniques yourself.

16. T YPES OF MOVES

18. Emergency Move Clothes Drag

19. Emergency Moves Inline Drag Firefighter’s Drag

20. Emergency Move Firefighter’s Carry

21. Emergency Move One-Rescuer Assist

22. Emergency Move Two-Rescuer Assist

25. Urgent Move with Spinal Precautions

27. Nonurgent Move - Extremity Carry

28. P ATIENT-CARRYING DEVICES

29. P RECEPTOR P EARL New EMT-Bs may feel awkward when walking down stairs, especially if they are facing backwards. Tell them: if you begin to lose your balance while carrying a patient down stairs, sit down if you are at the head end. If you are at the foot end, lean into the stairs to regain your balance.

30. Wheeled Ambulance Stretcher Portable Stretcher

31. Stair Chair Short Spine Board

32. Patient Immobilized on Long Spine Board

33. Scoop (Orthopedic) Stretcher Basket “Stokes” Stretcher

34. Vest-Type Extrication Device Flexible Reeves Stretcher

35. Patient Immobilized in Vest-Type Extrication Device

36. Moving Patients to Carrying Devices and Transferring Them to ED Stretcher

38. Recovery Position Unconscious Patients

39. Position of Comfort Shock Position No Spinal Injury

40. Position stretcher.

41. Pull sheet under patient taut.

42. Slide patient to hospital stretcher.

43. Be sure patient is centered. Raise side rail.

44. 1. Describe the principles of body mechanics. 2. What are the basics of lifting and moving? 3. List three types of moves. 4. Name five patient-carrying devices. R EVIEW QUESTIONS