EMT Chapter 7: Life Span Development - Questions and Complete Answers

EMT Chapter 7 Supine Answer: patient is lying face up n his back Prone Answer: patient is lying face down on his stomach lateral recumbant Answer: patient is lying on his or right side fowlers position Answer: patient is lying on his back with his upper body elevated at a 45 to 60 degree angle semi fowlers position Answer: patient is lying on his back with his upper body elevated less than 45 degrees Trendelenburg position Answer: patient is lying on his back with his legs elevated higher than his head shock position Answer: patient is lying on his back with his elevated only 12 in. sagittal plane Answer: divides body into left and right segments midsagittal plane (midline) Answer: divides body equally into right and left frontal or coronal plane Answer: divides body into front and back transverse plane (horizontal or axial) Answer: divides body into upper and lower halves