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Stephen, you are obviously working in a very progressive unit. I am a paramedic who has worked in several parts of the country and wide 2" tape seems to be the exception rather than the rule. We tend to use 2" tape to provide extra stability for transport, if required, but, from my experience hospitals do tend to use elastoplast (or similar). Surely the Army should be following the example of the Senior Service anyway! Richard Taffler SRPara BSc(Hons) BEng (& ex RN SLt!) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Hughes" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 8:06 PM Subject: Does the Royal Navy still have the lash? > Shipmates, > > I am in a state of shock. This week's Hospital Doctor (22 Nov 01) shows > a photo of a reserve naval officer using a thin bit of pink elastoplast > to strap down a patient with cervical blocks and a collar. > > This practice is to be deprecated! I am sure we all agree that thin bits > of micropore, elastoplast and sellotape are insufficient for the task. > Surely thick sticky gooey elastoplast (the big white stuff) is what is > needed? > > Sadly, in my present post, thin bits of tape seem de rigeur. > > A secondary point is that if the press are to take pictures of us doing > things, then we must be seen to be doing the right thing. This is in > order to prevent being publicly keelhauled or made to walk the plank > etc! > > -- > Stephen Hughes SpR Anything & Everything, ( and Major RAMC(V))