Extremely effective. One of my favorites

Our station needs one of these.

Great item to have on board any emergency vehicle. Can't think of a safer way to extricate a patient with potential spine injury from car wrecks or tight spaces. Just make sure you always check and recheck CMS....it'd be really easy to strap a person so tight they end up with compromised circulation. Great for peds rescue too!

with proper training can be a very valueable tool for EMS. My station has 6 BLS rigs and the fristfive rigs have two on each rig. The last one a van only has room for one.

I have been purchasing and using KED's for over 20 years. They are the best

havent used one before but looks like something we might check into.

very user friendly....steve-0

Great for use during a car accident, especially for the peds patients you may run into!

Great for stabilizing a pt in the car before taking them out. Just wish the pads were a little more flexible

These are great for removing patients in tight places, but the head pad is just about worthless, you are better off useing a towel.

My favorite use for the KED is as a hip splint...

I prefer the KED because the color coded straps make it easy and quick to apply , especially in life and death situations where the patient is critical and there is no time for guessing . They are better than standard short boards because it makes transfering the patient onto a longboard easy without compromising c-spine .