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KED® Pro
4 - Using ThE FEaTUrEs
Using the Features
4.1 Quick-release buckles
The torso and leg-strap buckles are snap-lock and quick-
release, blue-colored metal buckles. Shoulder-strap buckles
are white plastic.
To fasten, connect the male and female halves of the buckle
(Figure 1). A distinctive “click” signals that the buckle is
properly fastened.
To unfasten a buckle, press the release tabs on the female
half (Figure 2) and separate the halves.
4.2 shortening Torso and leg straps
Buckled torso and leg straps are shortened in two stages,
first removing excess slack and then snugging/tightening the
straps.
rEMoving ExCEss slaCK
When a torso strap is released from its storage position
there is a large amount of slack. After fastening the buckle,
quickly remove
most
of the slack by holding the buckle at
an angle to the patient with one hand while you pull the
hemmed end of the strap with the other hand (Figure 3).
Shorten the strap only until you feel the slightest tension.
snUgging/TighTEning
To prevent twisting or jostling the patient’s torso when
snugging/tightening the strap, use the feed-and-pull tightening
technique below:
1. Grasp the portion of the strap that lays across the
patient’s torso and feed the strap through the buckle
with one hand while pulling it through the buckle with
the other hand (Figure 4).
2. Repeat until the strap is snug tight.
Figure 1 -
Fastening
a Buckle
Male Half
Female Half
Figure 2 -
Unfastening
a Buckle
Figure 3 -
Removing
Excess Slack
Figure 4 - Feed-and-Pull Tightening Technique
Feed
Pull
