Value of KED (was Re: Extrication practice???)

"TRACY BOWEN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>The KED keeps the same immobility that the board could keep considering all
>the jarring around.  Whatever happened to basic PHTLS?

It was just an offhand remark and purely personal opinion, but I dared to
question the Almighty Curriculum, so I guess I have to pay the price.  ;-)

Okay, here goes....

The KED has no empirical evidence to support its efficacy (feel free to
correct me), wasn't designed to do what EMS uses it for, delays extrication,
requires additional movement of the patient to apply, limits chest wall
expansion, and hinders physical exam.  

But I questioned the Almighty Curriculum and we all know that's heresy, so I
guess I'll pay the price, but bear with me and consider one simple
question....

How does a device around the t-spine and a bit of the upper l-spine
stabilize the c-spine?