Stair chair alternatives

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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.
 
Why does this sound like a homework question?
 
I'd use the SKIB


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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.
 
Call the helicopter and tell them to bring the winch... or maybe use a trampoline?
 
I'm 100% in favor of calling Yoda. Shouldn't be a problem for him.
 
CALEMT said:
Whats that sir/ma'am you're having chest pain?
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Man, I need this bls crew to stay on scene and help while I carry my monitor
 
Well then, I guess it's the good old fireman carry. Hey fireman, carry this.
 
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