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Effingham County Work-Based Learning student Lucas Hartzog shows how the Stryker Power-LOAD stretcher in the new Effingham County EMS ambulance works. The device, which cost $18,000, locks into place in the center of the vehicle’s floor, firmly securing patients even in the case of a rollover accident. Patients are also protected by safety belts.