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Operating Procedure
General Principles
All persons who will control the use of this stretcher must ensure that the following
procedures are complied with:
1. Control the stretcher at all times.
2. Keep the body secure using restraints.
3. Use help when needed to ensure operator safety.
Transferring onto a stretcher
Unfold the stretcher.
Ensure the stretcher fully unfolded and locked in place.
Place the stretcher beside the body and open the restraints.
Transfer the body onto the stretcher using recognised procedures.
Close the restraints around the body.
Make adjustments as necessary.
Use in a Vehicle
When a body is to be transported on the stretcher in a vehicle, both the deceased
patient and the stretcher should be placed on a trolley, the trolley restraints should be
fastened around the body and the stretcher to prevent movement in any direction, and
the trolley should be secured to the vehicle by means of an approved fastener.
However, if the patient/stretcher must be placed on the floor or squad bench,
provision must be made to contain movement under all transport conditions the
vehicle is designed to withstand. Post cups or other openings in the vehicle floor alone
are not enough to properly secure the stretcher. Additional devices to contain
movement of this type are the responsibility of the user of ambulance manufacturer to
design, test and install.
FERNO/MAN/09/12/203/UK
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