1. LIFTING AND MOVING

2. Protecting Yourself Body mechanics Protecting Your Patient Emergent moves Non-emergent moves

3. Body Mechanics Consider the following before moving: The object Your limitations Communication

4. Rules to follow to prevent injury Position your feet properly Use legs not the back Never turn or twist Do not compensate when lifting with one hand

5. Methods to prevent injury Power Lift (rising) Power Grip Reaching Pushing or pulling

6. PROTECTING YOUR PATIENT Emergency Moves The scene is hazardous Care of life-threatening conditions requires repositioning You must reach other patients

7. Move the patient along the long axis of the body when possible Emergency Moves are reserved for emergencies as they do not provide protection for the neck and spine

8. Urgent Moves

9. Non-urgent moves Cot Stair chair Spine Boards Canvas Scoop Basket

10. Moving Suspected spinal injury Manual Stabilization maintained until immobilized on LSB C-Collar

11. Patient with no suspected spine injury Extremity lift Direct ground lift Draw-sheet method Direct carry

12. Patient positioning Recovery position Position of comfort Fowlers or semi-Fowlers position Trenedelenburg

13. Moving patient from cot to bed