Help - Spineboard straps

[noisyone]

I take my EMT-B State test tomorrow at a local community college about 20 miles away from where I attended. One of my classmates took his today, and failed the spinal immobilization of a supine patient. He said the straps were different than the ones we all have been practicing on for the last 4 and a half months.

The ones we used in class were already attached to the board, and had plastic ends that clipped together.

He said on the state test, there were no straps attached to the board, and instead you have to attach them yourself. They are some kind of strap with a metal cam, sort of like a metal buckle that you open, insert the nylon strap and lock.

Is anyone familiar with this kind of strap? Does anyone know of any how to videos for this, or what they are even called, so I can do further research? Do you attach them before the patient is on the board, or thread them under and through once the patient is on the board? Any help is appreciated.

 

[Medic Tim]

I take my EMT-B State test tomorrow at a local community college about 20 miles away from where I attended. One of my classmates took his today, and failed the spinal immobilization of a supine patient. He said the straps were different than the ones we all have been practicing on for the last 4 and a half months.



The ones we used in class were already attached to the board, and had plastic ends that clipped together.



He said on the state test, there were no straps attached to the board, and instead you have to attach them yourself. They are some kind of strap with a metal cam, sort of like a metal buckle that you open, insert the nylon strap and lock.



Is anyone familiar with this kind of strap? Does anyone know of any how to videos for this, or what they are even called, so I can do further research? Do you attach them before the patient is on the board, or thread them under and through once the patient is on the board? Any help is appreciated.

You should be given an opportunity to go over your equipment at the test. If you come across unfamiliar equipment they should replace it or show you how to use it.

Is this what you are referring to

 

[ExpatMedic0]

This happened at my EMT-B in 2000. Enough of the students complained to the state/NREMT representative on site administering the practical exams, that they brought in boards with straps we trained on. Originally we where presented with spider straps (none of us had trained on) and we only had training on seat belt straps. After breaking in the seat belt straps most of us passed.

I take my EMT-B State test tomorrow at a local community college about 20 miles away from where I attended. One of my classmates took his today, and failed the spinal immobilization of a supine patient. He said the straps were different than the ones we all have been practicing on for the last 4 and a half months.

The ones we used in class were already attached to the board, and had plastic ends that clipped together.

He said on the state test, there were no straps attached to the board, and instead you have to attach them yourself. They are some kind of strap with a metal cam, sort of like a metal buckle that you open, insert the nylon strap and lock.

Is anyone familiar with this kind of strap? Does anyone know of any how to videos for this, or what they are even called, so I can do further research? Do you attach them before the patient is on the board, or thread them under and through once the patient is on the board? Any help is appreciated.

 

[Akulahawk]

I think this is the style being referred to... but metal, not plastic.

 

[noisyone]

Thank you

Thanks for the input and advice everyone. I got to the spineboard station, and told them the straps were different than what our school used. I asked for them to demonstrate, and they did. They even left the straps connected to the board for me, so all I had to do was click them together at the appropriate time.

I passed all 6 stations on the first try. Thanks again. Happy to be done with those tests.