Final Exam
Walking assist
To move a person who can walk but needs help
- Place the persons arm around your shoulder or waist and hold it in place
with one hand
- Support the person with the other hand around the person waist
Two Person carry
When to use it: To move a responsive person who is not seriously injured
1. Put one arm under the person's
thighs and the other across his or her
back, under his or her arms. Have a
second responder do the same
2. Interlock your arms with the other
responder's arms under the person's
legs and across the person's back
3. Lift the person in the "seat" formed
by interlocking arms
Clothes drag
To move a responsive or unresponsive person who may have a head, neck,
or back injury
1. Grasp the person shirt behind the neck,
gathering enough material so that you have a
,firm grip
2. Cradle the person's head with the shirt and
you hands, and pull the person to safety
Blanket drag
To move a responsive or unresponsive person
1. Fold the blanket in half lengthwise, and place it so that the
fold is alongside the person's body
2. Take the top layer of the folded blanket, and roll it toward
the person's body
3. Position yourself so that the person is between you and the
blanket
4. Put one hand on the person's shoulder and the other on his
hip and roll the person onto his side, toward you, and then
pull the blanket toward you so that it is against the persons
body
5. Roll the person onto his or her back, onto the blanket
6. Pull the side of the blanket that was rolled up toward
yourself, so that the person is in the middle of the blanket
7. Gather the blanket at the person's head and pull the person
to safety
Ankle drag
To move a person who is too large to move another way
, 1. Cross the person's arms over his or her
chest
2. Firmly grasp the person's ankles
3. Move backward, pulling the person in a
straight line and being careful not to
bump the person's head
Abuse
Is the willful action of an injury or harm on another,
- physical, emotional, sexual, neglect.
S/S of abuse
● An injury whose cause does not fit its explanation
● Unexplained fractures or dislocations
● Unexplained lacerations or abrasions, especially to the mouth, lips and eyes
● Injuries in various stages of healing, especially bruises and burns
● Bruises and burns in unusual shapes like belt buckles or hand prints
● Bruises, scratches or cuts around the breasts, buttocks or genitals
● A withdrawn or fearful demeanor, especially in the presence of the person
causing the pain
S/S of neglect
● Lack of appropriate supervision
Walking assist
To move a person who can walk but needs help
- Place the persons arm around your shoulder or waist and hold it in place
with one hand
- Support the person with the other hand around the person waist
Two Person carry
When to use it: To move a responsive person who is not seriously injured
1. Put one arm under the person's
thighs and the other across his or her
back, under his or her arms. Have a
second responder do the same
2. Interlock your arms with the other
responder's arms under the person's
legs and across the person's back
3. Lift the person in the "seat" formed
by interlocking arms
Clothes drag
To move a responsive or unresponsive person who may have a head, neck,
or back injury
1. Grasp the person shirt behind the neck,
gathering enough material so that you have a
,firm grip
2. Cradle the person's head with the shirt and
you hands, and pull the person to safety
Blanket drag
To move a responsive or unresponsive person
1. Fold the blanket in half lengthwise, and place it so that the
fold is alongside the person's body
2. Take the top layer of the folded blanket, and roll it toward
the person's body
3. Position yourself so that the person is between you and the
blanket
4. Put one hand on the person's shoulder and the other on his
hip and roll the person onto his side, toward you, and then
pull the blanket toward you so that it is against the persons
body
5. Roll the person onto his or her back, onto the blanket
6. Pull the side of the blanket that was rolled up toward
yourself, so that the person is in the middle of the blanket
7. Gather the blanket at the person's head and pull the person
to safety
Ankle drag
To move a person who is too large to move another way
, 1. Cross the person's arms over his or her
chest
2. Firmly grasp the person's ankles
3. Move backward, pulling the person in a
straight line and being careful not to
bump the person's head
Abuse
Is the willful action of an injury or harm on another,
- physical, emotional, sexual, neglect.
S/S of abuse
● An injury whose cause does not fit its explanation
● Unexplained fractures or dislocations
● Unexplained lacerations or abrasions, especially to the mouth, lips and eyes
● Injuries in various stages of healing, especially bruises and burns
● Bruises and burns in unusual shapes like belt buckles or hand prints
● Bruises, scratches or cuts around the breasts, buttocks or genitals
● A withdrawn or fearful demeanor, especially in the presence of the person
causing the pain
S/S of neglect
● Lack of appropriate supervision
