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Placing a Patient on a Backboard and Stokes Basket Placing a patient on a backboard – 2002 Edition, NFPA 1001 5.3.9 NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE Skill Sheet 16-3 Candidate's Name Date Evaluator's Name Evaluator's Signature The candidate, given a backboard and a stokes basket, shall while working as a team, demonstrate placing a victim on a backboard and into a stokes basket in accordance with Delmar, Firefighter’s Handbook, 2 ed., NYS ed. Candidate will be assisted by a trained rescuer who will conduct patient assessment and properly secure patient to backboard. JPR 16-10 Time limit for this station is 15 minutes. 02/2007 Criteria: Pass Fail PLACING A PATIENT ON A BACKBOARD While wearing appropriate PPE, candidate maintains manual stabilization while trained rescuer checks pulse, movement, and sensation Cervical Collar is applied by trained rescuer while maintaining manual stabilization Two additional candidates take position at patient’s shoulder and pelvis, reaching across the patient and grasping the patient’s shoulder and pelvis respectively On command of the candidate holding manual stabilization, the team rolls the patient onto the patient’s side Trained rescuer places the backboard under the patient On command, the team rolls the patient onto the backboard Once patient is centered on the backboard, the trained rescuer secures the patient to the backboard and checks pulse, movement, and sensation PLACING A PATIENT IN A STOKES BASKET Communicate with partner before lifting Candidates should lift together and place backboard in stokes basket Candidates secure patient in stokes basket with straps if available Four candidates properly lift stokes basket and carry a distance of 50’ and place on the ground Evaluator Notes on Back