Basic life-support kit in an out-of-hospital emergency... Securing the airways by tracheal intubation was not considered necessary; the spine was stabilised with a cervical collar and a vacuum mattress....
Measurements of rates of cooling of a manikin insulated with different mountain rescue casualty bags...package.Results: The vacuum mattress/Pertex©/fibrepile blanket system, either on its own or coupled with the Wiggy bag, was the most efficient with water temperatures only decreasing by 3.2...
Comparison of a long spinal board and vacuum mattress for spinal immobilisationMethods: Nine volunteers wearing standardised clothing and rigid neck collars were secured on to a backboard and vacuum mattress using a standard strapping arrangement....
Prehospital care comparison of a long spinal board and vacuum mattress for spinal immobilisationObjectives: This study was designed to compare the stability and comfort afforded by the long spinal board (backboard) and the vacuum mattress....
