A Patient Is Being Extricated from a Car Using a Vest-Type

question 49

Multiple Choice

A patient is being extricated from a car using a vest-type short immobilization device. After the patient has been extricated, the EMT should:

• A) remove the vest-type short immobilization device and secure the patient to a long backboard.
• B) immobilize the patient with the vest-type short immobilization device to a long backboard.
• C) place the patient in a semi-Fowler's position on the stretcher for transport to the hospital.
• D) secure the patient and vest device in a supine position on the stretcher with the legs flexed.