Take Me Away
A moved used to remove a patient by grasping their clothes and moving them head first to a safe area.
What is a clothes drag?
A device used to carry a PT; can be split into halves and applied to the PT from both sides
What is a scoop stretcher?
EMR's main job
What is DO NO FURTHER HARM?
Permission to provide care
What is consent?
A legal document that indicates what a person wants done if one cannot make their own medical decisions
What is an Advanced Directive?
A method of moving a patient without lifting or carrying him or her; mainly used when the patient is heavier than the rescuer.
What is a firefighter drag?
A neck brace
What is a cervical Collar?
When moving a patient keep these rules of good body mechanics in mind. Name 3 or more
What is
1.know your limitations. Balance, firm footing, bend your legs not back, keep arms close to your body, move PT as few times as possible?
Consent actually given by a person; verbal or nonverbal authorizing emergency care.
What is expressed consent?
Laws the encourage people to HELP an injured or sick person by minimizing the liability for any errors or omissions in providing care in good faith.
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
Emergency move where the rescuer encloses a patient in a blanket and drags the PT to safety
What is a blanket drag?
The arms and legs
What are extremities?
Placing a PT on their side
What is the Recovery position?
Consent that care is assumed because the PT is unconscious.
What is Implied consent?
Provider Orders for Life- sustaining Treatment. Usually found on a person's fridge...
What is POLST?
A method used when a patient cannot bear his or own weight
What is a two person assist?
Nonwheeled device for transporting a patient
What is a portable stretcher?
DO NOT to use any of these carries or lifts
What is a spinal injury?
Deviation from the accepted standard of care
What is negligence?
Devices used to immobilized the head and spine.
What are short board devices?
A technique used to move a PT. onto a backboard
What is a log roll?
Two devices one can use to stabilize a PT on a backboard
What are Towel, blanket or head blocks?
When arriving on the scene always
What is Make sure the scene is safe?
Failure of the EMR to continue treatment until relieved by someone else
What is abandonment?
May 21, 2023
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