15th Annual Product Parade: Immobilization Products

The Back Raft

The average time a patient will spend strapped to a hard, flat backboard is 80 minutes! The patented design of the Back Raft alleviates pressure points by elevating the patient onto a cushion of air, filling voids and cradling the patient for enhanced spine immobilization. The Back Raft is a billable, disposable or limited-use item that can be used with your existing backboard! Recommended for use with any patient on a backboard—especially geriatrics. Available from Bound Tree Medical, LLC. For more information, call 800/533-0523, or visit www.boundtree.com.

Safety and Rescue Equipment Catalog

Junkin Safety Appliance Company manufactures and distributes a variety of safety and rescue equipment. The Junkin catalog offers the following product categories: basket stretchers, plastic stretchers, aluminum break-apart stretchers, air-rescue stretchers, aluminum and steel pole stretchers with vinyl covers, stretcher kits, stretcher accessories, wooden and polyethylene backboards, first-aid equipment, first-aid accessories, first-aid stations and fire blankets. For more information, call 502/775-8303, or visit www.junkinsafety.com.

Patient Immobilization

The EMS Econo-Vac is the latest concept in patient immobilization from MDI. Designed as a low-cost, disposable item, EMS Econo-Vac splints eliminate the concern of expensive products being lost or left at the hospital. These products are ideal for the emergency medical, industrial and athletic training markets. For information, call 800/323-9035, or visit www.cprmicroshield.com.

Sager Emergency Traction Splints

Sager Splints provide "quantifiable, dynamic traction." They continuously show the exact amount of traction applied. The dynamic function enables the traction to decrease as the spasm releases. They treat unilateral and/or bilateral fractures and fit adults, children and infants. These compact, lightweight splints promote rapid recovery with fewer complications. Three Models: S300 Infant Bilateral, S301 Form III Single, S304 Form III Bilateral (model shown). Contact Minto Research & Development, Inc. at 800/642-6468, e-mail MINTORD@aol.com, or visit www.sagersplints.com.

Pelvic Fracture Management

The SAM SLING, a force-controlled circumferential compression pelvic sling, designed for effective reduction and stabilization of pelvic fractures, is now available. Designed by clinicians, the SAM SLING is safely and easily applied to suspected pelvic fractures on scene. For more information, including clinical studies on the effectiveness of the SAM SLING, call 800/818-4726, or visit www.pelvicsling.com.