I just wanted to send a note on how much we have come to like your product.. My Captain had recently acquired a demonstration model of the Doty Belt for us to try from our supply distributor. When we received it, he gave me and other members of our department a demonstration of how to deploy and use the belt. It turned out to be incredibly handy.
Yesterday we responded to a woman down in our township. We arrived to find the fire department already on location reporting a female in excess of 280 lbs. down in a narrow hallway of her home. I pulled the Doty Belt bag from our truck. The hardest part was applying the belt to the patient due to her position in the hallway. Once we got the belt secured onto the patient, we moved her into a seated position, my partner, one firefighter and I were able to lift her to her feet in less than 20 seconds! The members of the fire department were so impressed, they asked where we got the belt from so they could order one.
Needless to say, when we got back to the station and I saw the Captain, my partners and I told him what we had done with the belt and requested he order one for each truck in our fleet.
Your product made lifting this patient so effortless, I would recommend this product for any department that has to deal with lift assist calls on a regular basis. Thank you for making a quality, useful product.