Moving And Handling Patients

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1.

The acronym for lifting is TILE. What does it stand for?
- A.
  
  Task – Individual – Load – Environment
- B.
  
  Time – Individual – Light – Equipment
- C.
  
  Time – Individual – Light – Environment
- D.
  
  Task – Individual – Light – Equipment
2.

Fluid seeps from the intervertebral discs ecah day from pressure of carry weight. This actually decreases the body height between?
- A.
  
  15 to 20mm
- B.
  
  20 to 25mm
- C.
  
  25 to 30mm
- D.
  
  5 to 10mm
- E.
  
  10 to 12mm
- F.
  
  12 to 13mm
- G.
  
  14 to 15mm
3.

The most common cause injury to ambulance personnal is?
- A.
  
  Muscular skeletal
- B.
  
  Infections
- C.
  
  Ill health
- D.
  
  Mental health
4.

The best practice for managing a patient who falls while you are assisting with walking is to?
- A.
  
  Allow the patient to slide down your body to the floor
- B.
  
  Support the patient under the arms and lower to the ground
- C.
  
  Turn in to the face the patient and help them to the ground
- D.
  
  Step away from the patient and allow them to fall
5.

When lifting a good technique is considered to?
- A.
  
  Keep a straight back
- B.
  
  Keep feet together
- C.
  
  Hold objects at arms length
- D.
  
  Bend from the waist
6.

The order of the 4 P’s for Lifting are?
- A.
  
  Plan - Prepare - Position - Perform
- B.
  
  Perform - Plan - Prepare - Position
- C.
  
  Prepare - Position - Perform - Plan
- D.
  
  Plan - Position - Prepare - Perform
7.

The (?) is often used for patients with respiratory illness, lung or heart diseases or suffering from dyspnoea.
- A.
  
  Upright position
- B.
  
  Fowler position
- C.
  
  Trendelenburg position
- D.
  
  Recumbent position
- E.
  
  Lower Limbs Raised
- F.
  
  Semi- Recumbent position
- G.
  
  Recovery position
8.

Which position relaxes tension for the abdominal muscles?
- A.
  
  Fowler position
- B.
  
  Trendelenburg position
- C.
  
  Recumbent position
- D.
  
  Lower limbs raised position
- E.
  
  Semi- Recumbent position
- F.
  
  Recovery position
9.

Patients who have lost large amounts of blood which position would be best?
- A.
  
  Lower limbs raised position
- B.
  
  Semi- Recumbent position
- C.
  
  Recovery position
- D.
  
  Upright position
- E.
  
  Fowler position
- F.
  
  Trendelenburg position
- G.
  
  Recumbent position
10.

Which position should you use for unconscious patients to allow postural drainage and provent the tongue obstructing the airway?
- A.
  
  Recovery position
- B.
  
  Upright position
- C.
  
  Fowler position
- D.
  
  Trendelenburg position
- E.
  
  Recumbent position
- F.
  
  Lower limbs raised
- G.
  
  Semi- recumbent position