EMT CHAPTER 8: LIFTING & MOVING
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,In order to facilitate a safe and coordinated move, the use preparatory commands to initiate any moves.
team leader should:
The proper technique for using the power grip is to lift with your palms up
The direct carry is used to transfer a patient: from a bed to the ambulance stretcher
Prior to applying medical restraints to a combative evaluate the patient for potentially correctible cause of combativeness, such as
patient, you should: head injury, hypoxia, or hypoglycemia
It is essential that you ____________ your equipment to decontaminate
prevent the spread of disease.
Which of the following statements regarding an An emergency move is performed before the primary assessment and
emergency patient move is correct? treatment.
,A folding or portable stretcher is MOST beneficial a second patient must be transported on the squad bench of the ambulance
when:
The _________ is both the mechanical weight-bearing base sacrum
of the spinal column and the fused central posterior
section of the pelvic girdle.
What is the MOST appropriate method to use when draw sheet method
moving a patient from his or her bed to the wheeled
stretcher?
Which of the following statements regarding the The isolette serves to keep the neonate warm and protects from excess
neonatal isolette is correct? handling
Which of the following statements regarding patient The majority of a horizontal patient's weight is in the torso
weight distribution is correct?
Which of the following statements regarding the scoop A scoop stretcher will provide adequate immobilization of a patient's spinal
stretcher is NOT correct? column
, When moving a conscious, weak patient down a flight place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry the patient
of stairs, you should: down the stairs with a stair chair.
The extremity lift would NOT be appropriate to use on with a deformed humerus
a patient:
With proper technique, you and your partner should be 220
able to safely lift a patient who weighs up to ______ lb.
Which of the following conditions or situations presents abnormal spinal curvature
the MOST unique challenge to the EMT when
immobilizing an elderly patient on a long backboard?
Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head
you find a single patient still seated in his car. There are
no scene hazards. As you approach the vehicle, you
note that the patient is semiconscious and has a large
laceration to his forehead. You should:
To avoid injury when pushing a patient or other object, avoid pushing the patient with your elbows fully extended.
you should
PATIENTS 2026 | COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
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Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep
,In order to facilitate a safe and coordinated move, the use preparatory commands to initiate any moves.
team leader should:
The proper technique for using the power grip is to lift with your palms up
The direct carry is used to transfer a patient: from a bed to the ambulance stretcher
Prior to applying medical restraints to a combative evaluate the patient for potentially correctible cause of combativeness, such as
patient, you should: head injury, hypoxia, or hypoglycemia
It is essential that you ____________ your equipment to decontaminate
prevent the spread of disease.
Which of the following statements regarding an An emergency move is performed before the primary assessment and
emergency patient move is correct? treatment.
,A folding or portable stretcher is MOST beneficial a second patient must be transported on the squad bench of the ambulance
when:
The _________ is both the mechanical weight-bearing base sacrum
of the spinal column and the fused central posterior
section of the pelvic girdle.
What is the MOST appropriate method to use when draw sheet method
moving a patient from his or her bed to the wheeled
stretcher?
Which of the following statements regarding the The isolette serves to keep the neonate warm and protects from excess
neonatal isolette is correct? handling
Which of the following statements regarding patient The majority of a horizontal patient's weight is in the torso
weight distribution is correct?
Which of the following statements regarding the scoop A scoop stretcher will provide adequate immobilization of a patient's spinal
stretcher is NOT correct? column
, When moving a conscious, weak patient down a flight place the wheeled stretcher at the bottom of the stairs and carry the patient
of stairs, you should: down the stairs with a stair chair.
The extremity lift would NOT be appropriate to use on with a deformed humerus
a patient:
With proper technique, you and your partner should be 220
able to safely lift a patient who weighs up to ______ lb.
Which of the following conditions or situations presents abnormal spinal curvature
the MOST unique challenge to the EMT when
immobilizing an elderly patient on a long backboard?
Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head
you find a single patient still seated in his car. There are
no scene hazards. As you approach the vehicle, you
note that the patient is semiconscious and has a large
laceration to his forehead. You should:
To avoid injury when pushing a patient or other object, avoid pushing the patient with your elbows fully extended.
you should
