Evergreen Fire EMT CE Refresher Lifting and Moving Patients Jan-15-2026

After students complete this chapter and the related course work, they will understand the body mechanics of patient movement, principles of safe reaching and pulling, urgent and nonurgent moves, how to move patients as a team, types of patient packaging and moving equipment, how to protect themselves from injury when moving patients, and the use of medical restraints.
After students complete this chapter presentation and the related course work, they will understand the scope and sequence of patient assessment for medical and trauma patients and all the phases and components of patient assessment. Please note that this chapter is divided into five sections: scene size-up, primary assessment, history taking, secondary assessment, and reassessment. These divisions will help facilitate the instructor’s approach for teaching this skill as a whole concept.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Target Audience

Evergreen EMS providers

Learning Objectives

1. Explain the need and use of the most common patient-moving equipment, the stretcher and backboard. (pp 274–276)
2. Explain the technical skills and general considerations that are required of EMTs during patient packaging and patient handling. (pp 276–277)
3. Define the term body mechanics. (p 277)
4. Discuss how following proper patient lifting and moving techniques can help prevent work-related injuries. (pp 276–277)
5. Identify how to avoid common mistakes when lifting and carrying a patient. (pp 278–280)
6. Explain the power grip and sheet or blanket methods for lifting a patient. (pp 280–282)
1. Identify the components of the patient assessment process. (p 342)
2. Explain how the different causes and presentations of emergencies will affect how EMTs perform each step of the patient assessment process. (p 342)
3. Discuss some of the possible environmental, chemical, and biologic hazards that may be present at an emergency scene, ways to recognize them, and precautions to protect personal safety. (pp 343–345)
4. Discuss the steps EMTs should take to survey a scene for signs of violence and to protect themselves and bystanders from real or potential danger. (pp 343–345)
5. Describe how to determine the mechanism of injury (MOI) or nature of illness (NOI) at an emergency and the importance of differentiating trauma patients from medical patients. (pp 345–347)
 
 
 
 
 
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 Medical
  • 1.50 Operations
Course opens: 
01/15/2026
Course expires: 
01/15/2029
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Primary Instructors

Annie Dorchak, Course Coordinator, completed CO EMS edu admin class & EMS Primary Instructor, EMS Capt.

Quatro (Dorrence) Roderick - unknown if completed CO EMS edu admin class, EMS Primary instructor, EMS Capt.

Sarah Provins - EMS Primary instructor, Paramedic/Community Paramedic

Julian Masnicki - EMS Primary instructor, Paramedic

Tony Shepperdson - EMS Primary instructor, Paramedic 

 

EMS Continuing Education approved by the State of Colorado through Common Spirit Prehospital Services Training Center and Group # CO 039 (SAH), #CO 040 (PSF) 

Available Credit

  • 1.50 Medical
  • 1.50 Operations

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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