Utah Fire Department First to Buy Injury-Reducing Backboards

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The backboard is designed to reduce stress by more than 50% on the knees and backs of providers.

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[Arctickat]

I dunno, those handles look a little flimsy. I think I'll stick with my 20 year old tried and true method of using the scoop straps to lift with. More robust and probably cheaper too.

[Chief1C]

The boards cost $199.99... Which is prolly just a tad higher than the average board. It looks complicated. Suppose these things accidentally deploy? Oops. Sorry, but at that price, and the long term cost of all the disposable crap that goes with it, you'd need like some sort of GPS tracking device in there. B/c any person in the supply section of their company, knows that shit disappears from hospitals. And this would be the first thing Rural Metro would add to their large stock of "your shit", vs "buying their own shit". Just sayin.