Dragon Pie
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Hello,
I have a question about shoulder gurney straps.
Our ambulance service used to have shoulder gurney straps that met in the middle and hooked around the seatbelt buckle and went over each shoulder. I found these to be just fine and I really liked them.
Since then, we replaced them with some that go across the patient's chest in an X and I hate that design so much. I think that if the patient slid down the cut in an accident, they'd find those crossed straps hitting their chin and neck and they seem so much less safe to me.
I'm just asking if there is any evidence supporting the cross chest version compared to the shoulder harness meeting at the buckle. I could see the forces on the buckle being greater for my preferred design and I was wondering if crash tests gave us any information.
If not, I'm returning to the original shoulder harness design, but I'd be interested if anybody knows more than I do.
I have a question about shoulder gurney straps.
Our ambulance service used to have shoulder gurney straps that met in the middle and hooked around the seatbelt buckle and went over each shoulder. I found these to be just fine and I really liked them.
Since then, we replaced them with some that go across the patient's chest in an X and I hate that design so much. I think that if the patient slid down the cut in an accident, they'd find those crossed straps hitting their chin and neck and they seem so much less safe to me.
I'm just asking if there is any evidence supporting the cross chest version compared to the shoulder harness meeting at the buckle. I could see the forces on the buckle being greater for my preferred design and I was wondering if crash tests gave us any information.
If not, I'm returning to the original shoulder harness design, but I'd be interested if anybody knows more than I do.