A METHOD USED TO MOVE A PATIENT BY PLACING HIM ON A BLANKET OR SHEET AND PULLING IT ACROSS THE FLOOR OR GROUND
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BODY MECHANICS
THE USE OF THE BODY TO FACILITATE LIFTING AND MOVING TO MINIMIZE INJURY
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CLOTHING DRAG
AN EMERGENCY MOVE IN WHICH A RESCUER GRABS THE PATIENT'S CLOTHING NEAR THE SHOULDERS AND PULLS HIM TO SAFETY
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DIRECT CARRY
A CARRY PERFORMED TO MOVE A PATIENT WITH NO SUSPECTED SPINE INJURY FROM A BED OR FROM A BED-LEVEL POSITION TO A STRETCHER
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DIRECT GROUND LIFT
A STANDARD LIFT IN WHICH THREE RESCUERS MOVE A PATIENT FROM THE GROUND TO A BED OR STRETCHER
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DRAW SHEET MOVE
A METHOD FOR MOVING A PATIENT FROM A BED TO A STRETCHER
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EMERGENCY MOVE
A PATIENT MOVE THAT IS CARRIED OUT QUICKLY WHEN THE SCENE IS HAZARDOUS, CARE OF THE PATIENT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE REPOSITIONING, OR YOU MUST REACH ANOTHER PATIENT WHO NEEDS LIFESAVING CARE
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ERGONOMICS:
HOW AN EMT’S ENVIRONMENT INTERACTS WITH THE HUMAN BODY
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EXTREMITY LIFT
A MOVE PERFORMED BY TWO RESCUERS, ONE LIFTING THE PATIENT'S ARMS AND ONE LIFTING THE PATIENT'S LEGS
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FIREFIGHTER'S CARRY
A METHOD USED TO WALK TO SAFETY WITH A PATIENT SECURELY PLACED OVER ONE SHOULDER
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FIREFIGHTER'S DRAG
A MOVE IN WHICH THE RESCUER STRADDLES THE SUPINE PATIENT, SECURES THE PATIENT'S HANDS BEHIND THE RESCUER'S NECK, AND THEN CRAWLS TO SAFETY WHILE DRAGGING THE PATIENT UNDERNEATH HIM
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FOWLER'S POSITION
A POSITION IN WHICH A PATIENT IS PLACED FULLY UPRIGHT IN A SEATED POSITION, CREATING A 90-DEGREE ANGLE
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LOG ROLL
A METHOD USED TO MOVE A PATIENT WITH A SUSPECTED SPINE INJURY FROM THE PRONE POSITION TO THE SUPINE POSITION
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NONURGENT MOVE:
USED WHEN THERE IS NO PRESENT OR ANTICIPATED THREAT TO THE PATIENT’S LIFE
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POSITIONAL ASPHYXIA
REFERS TO DEATH RESULTING FROM THE SECURING OF A PERSON IN THE PRONE POSITION, LIMITING HIS ABILITY TO BREATHE ADEQUATELY. ALSO CALLED RESTRAINT ASPHYXIA
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POWER LIFT
A TECHNIQUE USED TO LIFT A PATIENT WHO IS ON A STRETCHER OR COT
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RAPID EXTRICATION:
METHOD OF REMOVAL OF A PATIENT FROM A HAZARDOUS SITUATION WITHOUT NORMAL PRECAUTIONS DUE TO IMMINENT DANGER
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RECOVERY POSITION
THE POSITION IN WHICH A PATIENT WITH NO SUSPECTED SPINE INJURIES MAY BE PLACED, USUALLY ON THE LEFT SIDE. ALSO CALLED THE LATERAL RECUMBENT POSITION
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RESTRAINT
THE PROCESS OF SECURING A COMBATIVE PATIENT'S BODY AND EXTREMITIES TO PREVENT INJURY TO HIMSELF OR OTHERS
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SEMI-FOWLER'S POSITION
SEMI-SEATED POSITION IN WHICH THE PATIENT RECLINES AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE
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SHOCK POSITION
ELEVATION OF THE FEET OF A SUPINE PATIENT 6 TO 12 INCHES. RECOMMENDED FOR SHOCK THAT IS NOT CAUSED BY INJURY
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STANDARD MOVE
THE PREFERRED CHOICE WHEN THE SITUATION IS NOT URGENT, THE PATIENT IS STABLE, AND YOU HAVE ADEQUATE TIME AND PERSONNEL FOR A MOVE
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TRENDELENBURG POSITION
A POSITION IN WHICH THE PATIENT IS PLACED FLAT ON HIS BACK WITH HIS LEGS AND FEET RAISED
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URGENT MOVE:
USED WHEN THE PATIENT’S CONDITION MAY BECOME LIFE-THREATENING