Patient Alignment And Securing For Transport - ZOLL AutoPulse 100 User Manual

User Guide
3.6

Patient Alignment and Securing for Transport

Warning: The Platform is not intended for carrying or transporting a patient. The Platform should be
secured to the top of a backboard or other equipment used to carry or transport the patient,
if necessary. During transport, regular checks of the patient's alignment should be
performed.
The Platform does not require any patient restraints to perform compressions while the patient is lying
on a flat surface. However, patient restraints should be used to maintain alignment of the patient to the
Platform:
• If the Platform cannot be set on a flat level surface
• If the Platform is used during extrication or during transport
The Platform is designed to accept standard restraints to maintain patient alignment. The rescuer can
secure a patient of up to 300 pounds to a backboard and maneuver the patient as necessary while the
Platform is performing active compressions.
Caution: Motion can cause the patient to shift and restraints to loosen, so care should be given to the
initial strapping for alignment of the patient to the Platform. Regular checks of patient
alignment to the Platform and alignment of the LifeBand to the patient's mid-axillary line
should be made if the Platform is performing active compressions, or before active
compressions are restarted.
When transporting the patient, lift by supporting the patient and the Platform onto the transportation
device (for example, a gurney, backboard, AutoPulse Quick Case, or AutoPulse Soft Stretcher) and place
the Platform and patient within the vehicle during Platform operation. Secure the Platform and patient
to the transportation device.
The Platform can be used in conjunction with a transportation device during transport to hospital (a
gurney or backboard). However, care must be taken to ensure that the patient is properly strapped to the
transportation device using locally-approved procedures for safe transport.
Caution: Do not use the Platform alone as a patient transportation aid.
Caution: Straps or restraints used for transportation purposes must not interfere with the operation of
the Platform. Specifically, straps across the patient's chest may restrict the compression/
decompression of the chest. In general, strapping schemes must not alter the alignment of the
patient to the Platform.
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