Operating Manual and Service Instructions
ultraMEDIC GmbH & Co. KG - 56567 Neuwied, Germany
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5 - USE
Please observe the special features when using the 2-part basket stretcher.
See Appendix I, Page 33 for instructions
5.1 EQUIPMENT USE
Carefully read the operating manual prior to each use and practice using the
basket stretcher with an empty basket stretcher.
5.1.1 How to Position the Injured Person on the Basket Stretcher
1. Before the injured person can be moved, lifted or transported, first, initial medical
decisions will have to be made. After the diagnosis, inform the injured person of the possible exi
sting risks and ask him/her (if possible) for assistance in positioning him/her on the basket
stretcher.
2. Place the basket stretcher in a favorable position near the injured person prior to
accommodating the patient on the basket stretcher.
3. Then transfer the injured patient from the previous immobilization system (spinal board
vacuum mattress) to the basket stretcher.
5.1.2 Operating Manual
5.1.2.1 How to Lift the Basket Stretcher
1. Use the equipment belts to strap the injured person on the stretcher
2. Check to make sure that the belts are not too tight
3. One of the two rescue workers who are to use the basket stretcher stands at the foot end
and the other at the head of the injured person.
4. In order to proceed effectively, the rescue workers take hold of the handles at each
end of the basket stretcher. Only then is the basket stretcher to be lifted.
5.1.2.2 How to Load the Basket Stretcher into the Ambulance or another Appropriate Vehicle
1. Place the basket stretcher in the appropriate position.
5.1.2.3 How to Unload the Basket Stretcher from the Ambulance or another Appropriate Vehicle
1. Release the basket stretcher from all retention systems.
2. Take hold of the basket stretcher at the appropriate handles and pull it out of the vehicle.
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