Mattdecker
Member
Any EMS or Fire Department members on here, I would like to know if your area does this.
Recently in a class I was talking with a FF/EMT from the next county down and he was telling me that in that county their EMS service (hospital based) does not use spine boards anymore.
From what he said, the Fire Departments are still allowed to use them to put patients on but once EMS arrived on scene they would just leave the collar on them and slide them from the spine board over to stretcher.
Apparently the reasoning behind this is because the patient will come in from the ambulance and spend too much time laying on the board in the ER before they are transferred to a room and bed and that it causes more harm than good.
Is there anyone else that follows this practice?
From what I understand, this isn't just going to be 1 county thing. Apparently it is going to be eventually put into practice in a few different counties.
I don't personally agree with it, I would rather use the spine board to prevent injuries from getting worse. Especially if you have to carry a patient to the stretcher or other places.
Recently in a class I was talking with a FF/EMT from the next county down and he was telling me that in that county their EMS service (hospital based) does not use spine boards anymore.
From what he said, the Fire Departments are still allowed to use them to put patients on but once EMS arrived on scene they would just leave the collar on them and slide them from the spine board over to stretcher.
Apparently the reasoning behind this is because the patient will come in from the ambulance and spend too much time laying on the board in the ER before they are transferred to a room and bed and that it causes more harm than good.
Is there anyone else that follows this practice?
From what I understand, this isn't just going to be 1 county thing. Apparently it is going to be eventually put into practice in a few different counties.
I don't personally agree with it, I would rather use the spine board to prevent injuries from getting worse. Especially if you have to carry a patient to the stretcher or other places.