EMT Chapter 8: Lifting and
Moving Patients Pre / Post
– Quiz 2025-2026
, Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, 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:
Select one:
A. direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head.
B. apply a cervical collar and quickly remove the patient with a clothes drag.
C. apply a vest-style extrication device before attempting to move the patient.
D. slide a long backboard under his buttocks and lay him sideways on the board. - CORRECT ANSWER -
A. direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head.
To protect a restrained patient and prevent him from using leverage to break free, the EMT should secure
__________.
Select one:
A. both arms above the head
B. both arms at the patient's sides
C. only the patient's torso
D. one arm above the head - CORRECT ANSWER -D. one arm above the head
You have been called to the scene of a high-speed motor vehicle collision involving two compact cars. The
first vehicle was a roll-over, ejecting the driver. The second vehicle contained both a driver and a front-seat
passenger who cannot be reached because the door is up against a building. For the passenger in the second
vehicle, you may need to perform a(n) _____ on the driver in order to reach the patient.
Select one:
A. extremity lift
B. emergency move
C. short backboard
D. You should do nothing different; treat each patient the same. - CORRECT ANSWER -B. emergency
move
Moving Patients Pre / Post
– Quiz 2025-2026
, Upon arriving at the scene of a motor vehicle crash, 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:
Select one:
A. direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head.
B. apply a cervical collar and quickly remove the patient with a clothes drag.
C. apply a vest-style extrication device before attempting to move the patient.
D. slide a long backboard under his buttocks and lay him sideways on the board. - CORRECT ANSWER -
A. direct your partner to apply manual in-line support of the patient's head.
To protect a restrained patient and prevent him from using leverage to break free, the EMT should secure
__________.
Select one:
A. both arms above the head
B. both arms at the patient's sides
C. only the patient's torso
D. one arm above the head - CORRECT ANSWER -D. one arm above the head
You have been called to the scene of a high-speed motor vehicle collision involving two compact cars. The
first vehicle was a roll-over, ejecting the driver. The second vehicle contained both a driver and a front-seat
passenger who cannot be reached because the door is up against a building. For the passenger in the second
vehicle, you may need to perform a(n) _____ on the driver in order to reach the patient.
Select one:
A. extremity lift
B. emergency move
C. short backboard
D. You should do nothing different; treat each patient the same. - CORRECT ANSWER -B. emergency
move
