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lifting and moving patients
Term | Definition |
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Extremity Lift | Used for Pt who are supine or sitting without an extremity or spinal injury |
Flexible Stretcher | Can be folded or rolled up |
Stair Chair | Used to carry Pt up and down stairs |
Basket Stretcher | Commonly used in technical and water rescues; strokes litter |
Scoop Stretcher | Separates into two or four pieces |
Backboard | Spine board or longboard |
Direct Ground Lift | Used for Pt who are found lying supine with no suspected spinal injury |
Portable Stretcher | tubular framed stretcher with rigid fabric stretched across it |
Wheeled Ambulance Stretcher | specifically designed stretcher that can be rolled along the ground |
Bariatrics | concerned with management of obesity |