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KED® Pro
Using the KED® Pro
5.6 applying the leg straps
If the leg straps are being used:
1.
One operator continues to hold the patient’s head
and neck in neutral alignment as the KED
®
Pro is
applied.
2. If using the leg straps, release them from the fastening
strips at the top of the KED
®
Pro (Figure 25).
3. If the leg pads are not already in place, slide the leg
pads onto the leg straps with the smooth side of the
pad against the patient’s leg.
4. Pass the leg straps between the car seat and the
patient’s leg, making use of a gap if there is one.
5. Using both hands, “see-saw” one strap into position
under the patient’s thigh, working upward under the
leg and buttock (Figure 26).
6. Reach behind the patient and make sure the strap
lays straight downward from its anchor point on the
KED
®
Pro, as close as possible to the body midline
(Figure 27).
7. Repeat Steps 1-6 with the other leg strap.
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If you are using the “same-side” configuration, do
not cross the straps at the groin. Buckle them on
their sides of origin (Figure 28).
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If you are using the “criss-cross” configuration,
cross the straps at the groin and buckle the straps
opposite their sides of origin.
8. Snug both straps using the feed-and-pull method (see
Snugging/Tightening,
page 8). Leave space for two
or three fingers laid flat between the strap and the
patient’s leg. You will tighten the leg straps just before
transferring the patient to the long spine board.
be aware
Do not use the criss-cross configuration when there
is a suspected groin injury. Use the “same-side”
configuration, or do not use the leg straps. Follow your
medical director’s guidelines for the use of leg straps.
Figure 26
- Placing a
Leg Strap
Under the
Patient’s Leg
Figure 27 -
Leg Straps
Aligned With
the Body
Midline
Leg-Strap
Anchoring Points
Body Midline
Figure 28 -
Leg Straps
Applied
Figure 25
- Placing a
Leg Strap
Under the
Patient’s Leg
