U.S., Oct. 22 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07219290) titled 'Pulmonary Function by Litter Position' on Sept. 19.
Brief Summary: A litter is often needed to extract a person from an austere environment like the wilderness or from confined, urban spaces. A horizontal litter is generally assumed to be better for patient care, but often makes for a more difficult, if not impossible, evacuation from some settings such as confined space rescue, cave rescue, or wilderness rescue when the litter must be moved up or down a cliff with an undercut edge. A litter in a vertical orientation is easier to move in these situations, which may expedite movement towards definitive care. In some wilderness rescue...