New Immobilization device

[aussiephil]

there is no safe way to get a patient onto or off of the mat from any position.

I agree Dust, there seems to be the necessity to manhandle the patient to get them into the device, wouldnt u be far better using the old collar & KED?

Phil

[Dustdevil]

Exactly! You would have to immobilise your patient with [at least] a collar in order to get him on the mat in the first place. If he was not already supine, then you are going to have to use a KED too. So how are you going to remove that collar and/or KED without manipulating the patient?

The only way I can think of to get the patient onto the board is by scooping him, then dropping him into the mold. Do you really want to drop your patient, even if only 6 inches?

When we asked the manufacturer how we were supposed to get a patient onto this device, his entire reply was, and I quote...

The normal way.

Obviously this company is run by clueless idiots who either haven't the common sense to realise their product is useless, or simply are crooked bastards who don't care since the world is full of similarly clueless idiots who will buy it.