When Lifting the Stretcher with a Patient Secured to It

question 26

Multiple Choice

When lifting the stretcher with a patient secured to it, the EMT must avoid which of the following?

• A) Maintaining a straight back
• B) Bending at the waist
• C) Contracting the abdominal muscles
• D) Lifting with the thigh muscles

---

Definitions:

Thoroughfare Channel

Channel for blood through a capillary bed from an arteriole to a venule.

Capillary Bed

A capillary bed is a network of capillaries, which are small blood vessels, where exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrient and waste chemical substances occur between blood and surrounding tissues.

Sinusoid

Terminal blood vessel having a larger diameter than an ordinary capillary.

Precapillary Sphincter

Smooth muscle sphincter that regulates blood flow through a capillary.