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Chap 35 Quiz Mod 1

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1.) The _________ is both the mechanical weight-bearing base of the spinal column and the fused central posterior section of the pelvic girdle.
B)
Sacrum
2.) In which of the following situations is an emergency patient move indicated?
B)
Inability to protect the patient from scene hazards.
3.) An elderly man is sitting in his recliner complaining of crushing chest pain and shortness of breath. His blood pressure and pulse are elevated. Which is the best method for moving him onto the gurney?
B)
Use an extremity lift with one EMT lifting the torso and one lifting the legs.
4.)Which of the following statements regarding patient weight distribution is correct?
A)
The majority of a horizontal patient's weight is in the torso.
5.) When carrying a patient up or down stairs, you should avoid:
C)
Using a wheeled stretcher whenever possible.
6.) You and your partner respond to the scene of a 49-year-old male with acute abdominal pain. As you enter his residence, you find him lying on the floor in severe pain. He is conscious and alert. The patient appears to weigh in excess of 350 lb. Your FIRST action should be to:
D)
Request additional personnel before making any attempts to lift him.
7.) Proper lifting of a gurney requires:
D)
Keeping your back upright and using your legs to lift.
8.) The rapid extrication technique should be used for a patient sitting in a car or truck and should take ______ to accomplish?
A)
One minute or less.
9.) The MOST serious consequence of a poorly planned or rushed patient move is:
B)
Injury to you or your patient.
10.) You respond to a fall injury at a popular hiking trail and follow a park ranger almost a mile down the trail to your patient. The MOST appropriate device to use for transporting your patient is:
B)
Basket Stretcher.
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