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NREMT EMR First Responder

Category - Preparatory

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All of the following apply to an extremity lift except one. Which of the following does not apply to an extremity lift?
  1. An extremity lift should not be used if a patient potentially has head, neck, spine, shoulder, hip, or knee injuries
  2. If the patient is supine, one rescuer should pull the patient’s arms to get the patient to a sitting position
  3. The patient’s knees should be flexed and one rescuer should grasp the patient’s legs behind the knees
  4. One rescuer should have his/her arms under the patient’s armpits and grab the patient’s wrists
  5. The rescuer at the patient’s head should stand first and direct the rescuer at the feet when to stand
Explanation
Answer: E - All of choices above apply to the extremity lift except that rescuers should communicate and stand at the same time, rather than the rescuer at the patient’s head standing first. The extremity lift allows the patient’s weight to be distributed between the two rescuers and should only be used if the patient has no known bone fractures.
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