job performance requirement 16-1
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Job Performance Requirement 16-1. Extremity Carry. A Lay the patient on his back, with arms laid across torso, knees bent, and feet pushed back approximately halfway to buttocks. For an unconscious patient, it may be easiest to have the rescuer at the patient’s feet reach down, - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Job Performance Requirement 16-1
Extremity Carry
JPR 16-1A
A Lay the patient on his back, with arms laid across torso, knees bent, and feet pushed back
approximately halfway to buttocks. For an unconscious patient, it may be easiest to havethe rescuer at the patient’s feet reach down,grasp the patient’s hands, and pull him into a
sitting position using the rescuer’s weight.Have a conscious patient assume a sitting
posture with feet pulled back, lifting theknees above the floor.
JPR 16-1B
B The rescuer at the patient’s head squats behind the patient, sliding arms under the
patient’s armpits and grasping the wrist of the patient’s opposite arm (if possible). At the same
time, the rescuer at the patient’s feet squats between the patient’s feet and grasps the patient’s legs under the knees (if possible)or as close as possible below the knees.
JPR 16-1C
C When ready to lift, the rescuers need to communicate clearly with each other so that
they can stand as one and carry the patient to safety.