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A device that used used to provide support to a patient who is suspected of having a hip, pelvic, spinal, or lower extremity injury
Also called a spine board, trauma board, or longboard |
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| A branch of medicine concerned with the management of obesity and allied diseases |
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A rigid stretcher commonly used in technical and water resuces 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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A carrying technique in which one EMT is lacted at the head end of the stretcher or backboard, one at the foot end, and one on each side of the patient
EMTs on the sides use one hand so that they all face forward when walking |
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| A lifting technique that is used for patients who are lying supine on the ground with no suspected spinal injury |
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| A move in which the patient is draged or pulled from a dangerous scene before assessment or care are provided |
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| A 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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| 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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