Lift Test

[JakeEMTP]

I wish like he-double hockeysticks that my service had a lift requirement!!! There is a medic that works with me who can barely lift herself! She never takes the head, and can't even put the stupid stretcher into LOAD! I usually get the privilige of working with her.

My partner is like that albeit she is vertically challenged and it's not for lack of effort! I don't mind, she is an excellent Medic and usually takes the head. Good place for her to be IMHO.

Remember, the size of your pt is directly disproportionate to the size of you partner :wink:

[medik8]

Hey...now....guys.....don't hold size against us small folks. :oops: I am in great shape, and can pretty much pull my own weight...however....yeah...because I'm not very tall or big, it sometimes IS a disadvantage for me, but it doesn't mean I'm bailing out on my fair share of the work. Sometimes it's just more difficult for me...but you'd better believe I'm going to give it my all....or die trying.... :wink:

[paramedicmike]

Don't die trying. That'll only create another patient, piss off your partner, wreack havoc with having to call in additional help not to mention all the paperwork your supervisor will have to fill out.

Bad juju all around.

-be safe.

[DontFearTheReaper]

To all the veterans out there.

How would the new generation like doing a lift test with the old Ferno 2 man cots. Talk about a lot of awkward lifting. All the way up to all the way down and then back up and in to the truck. Thank god we have gone a purchased the new stryker power lift cot. Push a button... done....

[Ridryder 911]

Yeah, the old 2 man.. (non-folding legs) that you actually both had to lift and lower.. however when you got good, you could drop the legs/wheels while the patient on the stretcher in the air... you also noticed that the medics was not as "scrawny" then as well.. most could lift at least 150-200 pounds easily.. yes even the small women.

Also did not have the Fire Squads there either, so actually most medics were in better shape... had to be...

Be safe,

R/R 911

[Sassafras]

Yeah, the old 2 man.. (non-folding legs) that you actually both had to lift and lower.. however when you got good, you could drop the legs/wheels while the patient on the stretcher in the air... you also noticed that the medics was not as "scrawny" then as well.. most could lift at least 150-200 pounds easily.. yes even the small women.

Also did not have the Fire Squads there either, so actually most medics were in better shape... had to be...

Be safe,

R/R 911

We still use these. I do admit it helps my upper body stay in shape. :wink:

[EMTgirl84]

Hi! I just passed pre-emplyment written/skills testing for an ambulance company, and all I have left to do now is a drug and lift test. All I've been told about the lift test is that it is 125lbs. How does a lift test work?

I had to lift 180 lbs. for my pre-employment skills test.

[wizchip]

when I took my test 7 years ago our lifing test was the following

barbell 125lbs from ground to 4ft

Stair stepper for 6 flights with a 50lbs wieght vest and 2 wieghted bags (I don't know why)

Then for the last trick, lift one end of a backboard to a 45º with a 225lbs load and pivot 90 degrees.

Let just say we had a lot of very strong people on our squad.

[Jeep_911]

You're lucky out here(calgary) our stretchers are loaded a lot more than that. They put you with a partner and with a very heavy dummy have you go up and down 2 flights of stairs, going backwards one way and face forward the other. Best of Luck 8)

[Phoenix_Pixie697]

It depends on where you go around Flint, most places don't have a "lift test". As someone who is five foot tall, I admit when there is a steep drop down a railing it's a lot more about lifting smart than just lifting. However, I can lift more than a lot of the people at my company, and there is one person I can't work with because I have been hurt by her one too many times. It's the way of the road, I guess, to have one person who can't pull their own weight so to speak.

As for the company in Saginaw, they have a very interesting lift test.. you are given weights up to 180lbs,and you lift them across the room to a box... When you get the box full, you have to lift the box over your head, with good lifting technique. I just don't' see a time or place where someone should be lifting 180 lbs over their head.. maybe that's being shortsighted..

PP