6) Which of the following should you do when reaching for something? 6)A) Avoid twisting.B) Keep your back in a locked-in position.C) Avoid reaching more than 15 to 20 inches in front of your body.D) All of the aboveAnswer: DExplanation: A) INCORRECT. Following proper body mechanics, a person should avoid twistingwhile reaching for an object, but that is not the only consideration.B) INCORRECT. When reaching, an EMT should keep her back in a locked-inposition, but that is not the only consideration.C) INCORRECT. To prevent injury, rescuers should avoid reaching more than 15-20inches in front of their bodies, but that is not the only consideration.D) CORRECT. To safely reach for an object, an EMT should keep his back in alocked-in position; avoid twisting; and avoid reaching more than 15 to 20 in frontof his body.7) When lifting a patient, a basic principle is to: 7)
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8) You respond to a 48-year-old morbidly obese female patient. Her adult daughter called youbecause she has not gotten up from her oversized recliner chair in over a week. She has tried tohelp her out of the chair but states that each time her mother screams in agony. The foul odorpresence of urine and feces is strong around the patient. Her feet do not touch the ground, andanyattempt to lift the patient by her arms or scoot her down to the end of the chair results in severepain to the patient. You are finding it nearly impossible to get a good grip on the patient. How willyou get her out of the chair?8)
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B) INCORRECT. The patient’s weight, positioning and pain level would make thelong spine board inappropriate in this situation.C) INCORRECT. Because of her prolonged time in one position in the chair, and herpain in moving, the patient will be extremely difficult to roll enough to get a softstretcher under her properly.D) INCORRECT. The recliner will not be able to recline far enough back, and the armsof the recliner will make a scoop stretcher impractical.3
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