Craig Alan Evans
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What is everyone doing with chest and shoulder straps on the cot. We use them with the same philosophy as a car seat. We don't move until the patient is fully secured, but I just talked to a good medic from another jurisdiction and he is not using his. He quoted some documented incident where during a frontal collision the patient rebounded back down onto the straps impacting the front of his neck causing carotid spasms. My thought is if the manufacturer of your stretcher recommends using the straps and you are not and the patient is subsequently injured from a collision you and your employer are culpable.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?