While lifting a patient with a stretcher your partner complains of sharp back pain. What should you do?

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While lifting a patient with a stretcher your partner complains of sharp back pain. What should you do?

When a teammate reports sharp back pain during a lift, the priority is to stop immediately. Sharp pain is a warning sign of potential injury, and continuing to lift can worsen a strain or cause a more serious injury to the back or spine. The safest course is to pause, protect the patient, and get help—use additional personnel or a mechanical lift to continue or to transfer the patient in a controlled, safe way. Dropping or letting the stretcher fall is dangerous and could injure both the patient and the crew. Once the load is stabilized and help is on the way, reassess the injured partner and decide on the next safe steps or medical evaluation.

When a teammate reports sharp back pain during a lift, the priority is to stop immediately. Sharp pain is a warning sign of potential injury, and continuing to lift can worsen a strain or cause a more serious injury to the back or spine. The safest course is to pause, protect the patient, and get help—use additional personnel or a mechanical lift to continue or to transfer the patient in a controlled, safe way. Dropping or letting the stretcher fall is dangerous and could injure both the patient and the crew. Once the load is stabilized and help is on the way, reassess the injured partner and decide on the next safe steps or medical evaluation.

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