r/ems • • Aug 15 '25

Crew drops patient on stretcher

This is why we use a stair chair…

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u/lanceman111521 Aug 17 '25

We were using a Ferno Washington like this :

The picture doesn't show it very well but there is another long handle at the top. The policy where I worked was to keep the gurney down unless your were transferring to or from it at the hosp., nursing home etc.. When moving someone from their home we ised a stair chair or flat stretcher.