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KED® Pro
5 - Using ThE KED® Pro
5.1 before Placing the KED® Pro in service
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Personnel who will work with the KED
®
Pro need to read
this manual.
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Confirm that the KED
®
Pro undamaged and fully functional.
See
Inspecting the KED
®
Pro,
page 33.
Warning
improper application can cause injury. apply
the KED® Pro only as described in this manual.
Warning
an unattended patient can be injured. stay
with the patient at all times.
5.2 general guidelines for Use
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Medical advice is beyond the parameters of this manual.
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It is the users’ responsibility to ensure safe practices for the
patient and themselves.
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This manual illustrates use of the KED
®
Pro in an ideal setting
and should be considered as a guideline only. Other, and
sometimes unusual, settings and circumstances will occur in
the field and the KED
®
Pro can be adapted to many of them. It
is the responsibility of qualified Emergency Medical Service
personnel to assess the patient’s condition and determine the
proper equipment and procedures to use.
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Follow your medical director’s guidelines and local medical
protocols when using the KED
®
Pro.
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Optimum use of the KED
®
Pro includes one operator
manually stabilizing the patient’s head and neck, two
operators applying the KED
®
Pro, and a fourth operator
managing the long spine board.
In situations where there are only two or three trained
operators available, one operator manually stabilizes the
head and neck while the other(s) applies the KED
®
Pro.
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Follow standard emergency patient-handling procedures
when applying and using the KED
®
Pro.
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Maintain manual stabilization of the patient’s head and neck
until the patient is properly secured within the KED
®
Pro.
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After applying the KED
®
Pro and transferring the patient to
the spine board, secure the patient to the spine board with
restraints.
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Stay with the patient at all times.
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Operators performing Technical Rescue (using the KED
®
Pro
for a one-person lift or confined-space rescue) must receive
professional instruction and training in Technical Rescue
procedures.
Using the KED® Pro
important
Technical Rescue procedures require special
skills and are potentially hazardous activities.
No rescue personnel should attempt such
rescue procedures unless they have received
professional instruction and training.
Warning
an unrestrained patient can fall off the spine
board or cot and be injured. Use restraints to
secure the patient on the spine board and cot.
Read the Users’ Manual Two Trained Operators
Required (Minimum)
2
General Use
Load Limit
250 kg
550 lb
Technical Rescue
Load Limit
150 kg
330 lb
