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Before you touch a patient, you're protecting yourself. So we start with body mechanics.
The power lift is the named technique. Feet flat, shoulder-width apart, weight on the balls of your feet. Back straight and locked in its normal curve — it never rounds. Upper body rises before your hips do. You're lifting with your legs, not your spine.
The power grip goes with it. Palms up, hands at least 10 inches apart, all your fingers bent at the same angle, as much hand-to-handle contact as possible. That grip is what keeps the load balanced. A loose grip lets the handle roll, and that's how you drop a patient.
Keep the load close to your body — every inch it drifts away multiplies the strain on your spine. Never twist while lifting or carrying. Move your feet instead.
When you reach, keep your back locked and stay under 15 to 20 inches in front of you. Push rather than pull when you can, load between your shoulders and waist, elbows bent, arms close to your sides.
Know your limits. Call for more hands before the lift, not partway through it. The National Registry names the power lift and power grip specifically — that's the exact language a question is built around.
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