VACMAT

[hfdff422]

The Evacu-splint is the brand we have. It is not used often, and it is not good for general trauma (MVC,MxC,FDGB), but when it is used it is a gift from above. Hip Fx and pelvic Fx are two situations where it is going to make a world of difference to the customer. We used ours on a woman who had a hip Fx and it provided her with such a nice ride to the hospital that she wrote us a check for the cost of the device for any EMS supplies we wanted. They have a place, but should not be used on just anything.

[zippyRN]

They suck. Literally. Thus the name. :wink:

Great theory, but the biggest problem is getting your patient onto the thing without a lot of potentially harmful manipulation. About the only good method I have found is to scoop them onto it. But if you're going to do that, why not just leave them on the damn scoop?

And, of course, they bust open, fall apart, and deposit 6 billion little plastic beads everywhere. :roll:

If anybody wants it bad enough to come to Iraq, I'll trade you the one that is gathering dust in the back of our response vehicle.

prolonged transport time - especially it the lawyers are going to chase you for pressure sores ...

in theory could stay on the vacmat all the way to the OR ...

[Dustdevil]

OK Dust- what made her a bimbo?

She was an annoying, know-it-all nursing student who thought that (and the fact that she was a paid, full-time employee rather than a volunteer instructor) made her an expert on first aid and CPR, and strutted around with that attitude, even though most of the stuff she spouted off to people was scientifically inaccurate. So I guess it was her poor attitude combined with her complete uselessness that made her a bimbo in my book.

Why do you ask?

[chaser]

No reason really, just find the term funny. Don't hear it too often in everday conversation.