Product Overview; Compliance; General Specifications - Ferno PXB User Manual

3.4 Product Overview

Ferno PXB is a multi-purpose pool rescue board, designed to
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extract casualties from swimming pools and other environments.
● Developed by Ferno (UK) Ltd in partnership with RLSS (UK).
● Can be used at both shallow and deep-end, in deck-level pools and
freeboard pools (not exceeding a freeboard height over 30 cm).
Minimum depth of water in which PXB can be used is recommended
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at 50 cm
● Replaces previous 4-person operating procedures as used with
Aquaboard.
PXB can be operated with 2 operators in a deck-pool, 3 in a
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freeboard pool.
● Full head & body immobilisation for suspected spinal injury
casualties, utilising a set of headblocks attached to the board using
VELCRO®, with material headstrap and five restraint straps.
● The board is held to the side of pool by one operator kneeling on
the attached anchor mat and holds the board at an angle in the
pool. Casualty is then brought onto the board by one operator in
the pool, casualty is strapped onto the board and immobilised. The
board and restrained casualty are then extracted from the water in
safe and a controlled manner, by dragging the board out using the
hand-holds in the anchor mat.
Minimises manual handling of casualty and subsequent injury risks
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to the casualty and rescuers.
● Speed of extraction with two rescuers in a deck-level pool can
be completed in substantially less time than previously used
Aquaboard.
● Board and procedure can also be used in replacement for manual
assisted-lift, thereby further minimising injury risk when extracting
an unconscious casualty.
Board is principally designed as a pool extraction board and should
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not be used as a general spineboard for transferring casualty to
hospital or other location. The board is not X-Ray, CT or MRI scan
compliant.
If casualty requires moving from the pool-side for further medical
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treatment, then they should be transferred using a Scoop operated
by qualified paramedics.

3.5 Compliance

Ferno PXB has been developed and tested in line with BS standard
BS 8403:2002, "Specification for aquatic spineboards for recovering
casualties in controlled aquatic conditions".

3.6 General Specifications

Specifications for the Ferno PXB are shown in the tables to the right.
General specifications are rounded. Metric conversions are calculated
before rounding the Imperial measurement.
Ferno reserves the right to change specifications without notice. For
more information, contact Ferno Customer Support or your Ferno
Distributor (see page 2).
Length is the overall measurement of the board
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Nett weight is without anti-slip mat, restraint straps or headblocks
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About the PXB Board
Load Capacity
Nett Weight
Board Construction
Base mat
Restraint straps
PXB - Board Length
Minimum
PXB - Board Width
Overall
PXB - Board Thickness
Board body
Overall (board and rail)
PXB overall depth with head blocks attached
Maximum
400 lb
182 kg
Specifications Imperial
28 st / 400 lb
Cross-linked Polyethylene
Green/Blue chest/waist straps,
Yellow/Black legs straps, cross-
Dimensions Imperial
78.7"
15.7"
1.5"
2.8"
7.8"
Load Capacity
Inspect the product for any damage if the
28 st
load capacity has been exceeded.
© Ferno (UK) Ltd. | FERNO/MAN/08/17/214/UK
Metric
182 kg
22 lb 10 kg
Anti-slip Neoprene
5 in total
cross-strapped
strapped
Red ankle strap
Metric
2000 mm
400 mm
40 mm
70 mm
200 mm