Stair chair alternatives

[Ckflorez]

You transport a 76 y/o female patient home after she had hip surgery. Upon arrival at the private residence, the family asks you to place the patient in her bed upstairs. You don't have a stair chair on your unit and the family wants their loved one moved right away.

There are multiple alternatives to a stair chair at your disposal. Name two safe alternatives found on your unit and one safe alternative found in the patient's home.

 

[TransportJockey]

Why does this sound like a homework question?

 

[gotbeerz001]

I'd use the SKIB


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[STXmedic]

I use Fire.

 

[WolfmanHarris]

How do you not have a stair chair? Granted if they've had recent hip surgery (and ignoring that discharge home to a second floor room would be a poor plan) and can't be secured in the stair chair there are other ways to get the patient in. If the stairs are steep or have turns I'd use the scoop since I can better secure the pt; if its a short rise like a split level my go-to for extricating hip fx's is the canvas pole stretcher.

 

[Jim37F]

I'd be out of service without a stair chair, thus my answer is let another unit that has one take the call....

Why does this sound like a homework question?

But yes, why are you expecting us to do your homework for you?

 

[NomadicMedic]

Look in the patient movement section of your book.

 

[Summit]

Call the helicopter and tell them to bring the winch... or maybe use a trampoline?

 

[Akulahawk]

I'm 100% in favor of calling Yoda. Shouldn't be a problem for him.

 

[Ewok Jerky]

Call for ALS

 

[Tigger]

Call the helicopter and tell them to bring the winch... or maybe use a trampoline?

The helicopter goes "wop wop wop" as it flies into answer homework questions.

 

[TransportJockey]

Call for ALS

Nope, sounds like we need a bls intercept. Someone has to do ghee manual labor

 

[Gurby]

Call for ALS

For pain management.

 

[CALEMT]

Nope, sounds like we need a bls intercept. Someone has to do ghee manual labor

Whats that sir/ma'am you're having chest pain?

 

[TransportJockey]

Whats that sir/ma'am you're having chest pain?

Man, I need this bls crew to stay on scene and help while I carry my monitor

 

[CALEMT]

Man, I need this bls crew to stay on scene and help while I carry my monitor

Not when theres priority dialysis calls pending lol.

 

[TransportJockey]

Well then, I guess it's the good old fireman carry. Hey fireman, carry this.

 

[Bluemtnsky]

you guys are awesome.