Does anyone use the Prolite Speedboards for patient packaging/removal? We're evaluating one currently and I'm wondering about your experiences and use of them.
For those unfamiliar, they're similar to a KED but without the leg straps. Application time is pretty fast, under a minute.
So far, I've found they make rapid extrications faster and easier as once you have the head secured, the 'head' guy (holding c-spine) is not needed and out of the way.
The only negative I've found so far is the blue head pad does seem to be too large for some people and would push the patient's head slightly forward. It's easy enough to slide it off the board and use a smaller pad in that case.
Here's a link: http://www.prolitespineboards.com/speedboard.asp
For those unfamiliar, they're similar to a KED but without the leg straps. Application time is pretty fast, under a minute.
So far, I've found they make rapid extrications faster and easier as once you have the head secured, the 'head' guy (holding c-spine) is not needed and out of the way.
The only negative I've found so far is the blue head pad does seem to be too large for some people and would push the patient's head slightly forward. It's easy enough to slide it off the board and use a smaller pad in that case.
Here's a link: http://www.prolitespineboards.com/speedboard.asp
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