Chapter 8 EMS education

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.)
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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.)
Backboard.
A branch of medicine concerned with the management (prevent or control) of obesity and allied disease.
Bariatrics.
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)
Basket stretcher.
The relationship between the body's anatomical structures and the physical forces associated with lifting, moving, and carrying. The ways in which the body moves to achieve a specific action.
Body mechanics.
A carrying technique in which one emt is located at the head end, one at the foot end, and one at each side of the patient; all face forward as they walk
Diamond carry.
A lifting technique that is used for patients who are found lying supine on the ground with no suspected spinal injury.
Direct ground lift.
A move in which the patient is dragged or pulled from a dangerous scene before assessment and care are provided.
Emergency move.
A lifting technique that is used for patient who are supine or in a sitting position with no suspected spinal or extremity injury
Extremity lift.
Removal of a patient from
entrapment or a dangerous situation or position, such as removal from a wrecked vehicle, industrial accident, or building collapse.
Extrication.
A stretcher that is a rigid carrying device when secured around the patient bit can be folded or rolled when not in use.
Flexible stretcher.
A stretcher with a strong, rectangular, tubular frame and rigid fabric stretcher across it.Portable stretcher.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.Power grip.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.Power lift.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.Rapid extrication technique.A stretcher that is designed to be split into two or four sections that can be fitted around a patient who is lying on the ground or other relatively flat surface.Scoop stretcher ( or orthopedic stretcher)A lightweight folding device that is used to carry conscious seated patient up or down stairs.Stair chair.A specially designed stretcher that can be rolled along the ground. A collapsible under carriage allows it to be loaded into the ambulance.wheeled ambulance stretcher (or ambulance stretcher)The body is laid supine, or flat on the back on a 15-30 degree incline with the feet elevated above the head.Trendelenburg positionThe body is laid supine, or flat on the back on a 15-30 degree incline with the head elevated above the feet.Reverse TrendelenburgHorizontal position with the face oriented upSupineHorizontal position with the face oriented downProneHorizontal position with the right side oriented down.Right lateral recumbent.Horizontal position with the left side oriented down.Left lateral recumbent.A standard patient position in which the patient is seated in a semi-sitting position (45-60 degrees) and may have knees either bent or straight.Fowler's position.