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Backboard

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A long, flat board made a virgin, rectangular material that is used to provide support to the patient who is suspected of having a hip, pelvic, spinal, or lower extremity injury; also called a spine board, trauma board, and longboard

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Bariatrics

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A branch of medicine concerned with the management (prevention or control) of obesity and allied diseases

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Basket stretcher

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A rigid structure commonly used in technical and water rescues that surrounds and supports the patient yet allows water to drain through the holes in the bottom; also called a Stokes Litter

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Body mechanics

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The relationship between the bodies anatomical structures in the physical forces associated with lifting, moving in carrying; the ways in which the body moves to achieve a specific action

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Diamond carry

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Are you carrying technique in which one provider is located at the head end of the stretchy or backboard, one at the foot end, and one at each side of the patient; each of the two providers at the sides uses one hand to support the structure or backboard so that all are able to face forward as they walk

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Direct ground lift

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A lifting technique that is used for patients who are found lying supine on the ground with no suspected spinal injury

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Emergency move

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A move in which the patient is jacked or pulled from a dangerous scene before assessment and care are provided

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Extremity lift

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Are you lifting technique that is used for patients who are supine or in a sitting position with no suspected extremity or spinal injuries

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Flexible stretcher

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A stretcher that is a rigid carrying device when secured around a patient but can be folded or rolled when not in use

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Portable stretcher

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A stretcher with a strong, rectangular, tubular metal frame and rigid fabric stretched across it

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Power grip

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A technique in which the structure or backboard is gripped by inserting each hand under the handle with the palm facing up and the thumb extended, fully supporting the underside of the handle on the curved palm with the fingers and thumb

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Power lift

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A lifting technique in which the EMTs back is held upright, with legs bent, and the patient is lifted when the EMT straightens the legs to raise the upper body and arms

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Rapid extrication technique

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A technique to move a patient from a sitting position inside a vehicle to supine on a backboard in less than one minute when conditions do not allow for standard immobilization

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Scoop stretcher

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A stretcher that is designed to be split into two or four sections that can be fitted around a patient who is lying on the ground or other relatively flat surface; also called an orthopedic stretcher

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Stair chair

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A lightweight folding device that is used to carry a conscious, seated patient up or downstairs

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Wheeled ambulance stretcher

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A specially designed stretcher that can be rolled along the ground. A collapsible undercarriage allows it to be loaded into the ambulance; also called an ambulance stretcher