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| Body mechanics | priciples of movement used during lifting and moving |
| Emergency move | a move required when there is danger to the crew or patient if the patient is not moved |
| Non-Urgent move | a move used when there are no immediate threats |
| Power grip | hand position providing maximum force to the object being lifted |
| Recovery position | left-lateral recumbent position, used for unresponsive, nontrauma patients |
| Urgent move | a patient move used when the patient's condition may become life threatening |
| Basket stretcher | stretcher, made of a steel wire mesh and tubular steel rim or plastic and steel rim, used to transprot patients from one level to another or over rough terrain |
| Direct carry | method of transferring a patient form bed to stretcher in which two or more rescuers curl the patient to their chests, then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher |
| Direct ground lift | method of lifting and carryng a patient from ground level to a stretcher in which two or more rescuers kneel, curl the patient to their chests, stand, then reverse the process to lower the patient to the stretcher |
| Draw-sheet method | method of transferring a patient from bed to stretcher by grasping and pulling the oosened bottom sheet of the bed |
| Extremity lift | method of lifting and carrying a patient in which one rescuer slips hands under the patient's armpits and grasps the wrists, while another rescuer grasps the patient's knees |
| Log roll | procedure done by three or four rescuers that is designed to move a supine patient onto a long backboard without compromising spinal integrity |
| Long axis | line that runs down the center of the body from the top of the head and along the spine |
| Power lift | made from a squatting position with wieght to be lifted close to the body, feet apart and flat on ground, body weight on or just behind balls of feet, back locked in |
| Scoop (orthopedic) stretcher | aluminum stretcher that splits in halves, which can be pushed together under the patient |
| Stair chair | portable folding chair with wheels used to transport the patient in a sitting position up or down stairs |
| Packaging | the positioning, covering, and securing of an ill or injured patient for transport |
| Portable stretcher | a lightweight folding device that does not have the undercarriage and wheels of a true ambulance stretcher |
