"Ben and I worked at the same place last summer and neither of us had issues with the combination he mentioned. I loved the backraft and I'm sure the patients benefited since transport times were 2.5 Hrs minimum! I did have a…"
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Back Raft & Head Blocks
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I am evaluating the Back Raft and have a question about using it with a head immobilizer. We use the Multi-Grip Head Immobilizer pictured in the attachement. We place a folded towel over the…Continue
Tags: blocks, head, Raft, Back
Started this discussion. Last reply by Nathan Jan 29.
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Ben Dowdy replied to Raymond H Renaud Jr's discussion Back Raft & Head Blocks"I had a chance to use the BackRaft a lot last summer on a seasonal job. The service there used the old-fashioned reusable Ferno headblocks in the durable vinyl. Didn't experience any problems with that combination. Seems that…"
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I am evaluating the Back Raft and have a question about using it with a head immobilizer. We use the Multi-Grip Head Immobilizer pictured in the attachement. We place a folded towel over the headpiece of the Back Raft to maintain neutral c-spine. After doing this and sliding the immobilizer between it and the patients head and inflating we have very little support for the headleft on the round immobilizer blocks. Any thoughts on this immobilizer or an alternative for use with the Back Raft.See More
Raymond H Renaud Jr posted a discussionBack Raft & Head Blocks
I am evaluating the Back Raft and have a question about using it with a head immobilizer. We use the Multi-Grip Head Immobilizer pictured in the attachement. We place a folded towel over the headpiece of the Back Raft to maintain neutral c-spine. After doing this and sliding the immobilizer between it and the patients head and inflating we have very little support for the headleft on the round immobilizer blocks. Any thoughts on this immobilizer or an alternative for use with the Back Raft.See More
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