The rolled up, compact and lightweight design of the vertical rescue stretcher makes it ideal for high Angle, narrow space, horizontal or vertical rescues. When deployed, the stretcher stiffens and provides protection and safety for the patient during rescue and evacuation. Roll up stretchers give patients a sense of security and protect their limbs and body from further injury during evacuation.

A roll up rescue stretcher, also known as a “multipurpose stretcher” (Sked), is similar to a basket stretcher in use, but weighs less (8 to 12 kg) and can be rolled up and carried in a roller or backpack. Its raw material is special synthetic resin, corrosion resistant, usually orange. In North American firefighting circles, a “shroud” is used to describe the death of a trapped person from inside a roll up stretcher (early roll up stretchers were mostly made of high-strength canvas) because of improper rescue operations.

How to use a roll up stretcher?

1. Check the vital signs and injured parts of the injured before moving the injured. Check whether the head, spine, and chest of the injured are injured, especially the cervical spine.

We must take good care of the wounded

First of all, the respiratory tract of the injured should be kept unobstructed, and then the injured part of the injured should be hemostatic, bandaged and fixed in accordance with the technical operation specifications. It can’t be moved until it’s properly handled.

3. Do not carry people or stretchers when they are not properly prepared.

Consider all aspects when carrying an overweight or unconscious casualty. Prevent fall, fall and other accidents during handling.

4. The patient’s condition should be observed at any time during the handling process.

Focus on breathing, consciousness, etc., pay attention to warm, but do not wrap the head and face too tightly, so as not to affect breathing. In case of emergency on the way, such as suffocation, respiratory arrest, convulsion, should stop carrying, immediate first aid treatment.

5. At special sites, special methods should be used for handling.

At the scene of fire, when carrying the wounded in the thick smoke, bend down or crawl forward; In case of gas leakage, cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel or use a gas mask to avoid being blown down by gas.

6. Carrying the injured with spinal and spinal cord injuries:

On volume type stretcher, it must be the body with a stretcher with a triangular bandage or other cloth strips fixed tightly, especially cervical spine injury, head and neck must be placed on both sides of fixed, sandbags, pillow, clothing and other restrictions of cervical various directions, then the forehead with a triangular bandage, etc, together with the stretcher is fixed, then the whole body with triangle towel, etc and stretcher set together.

The vertical rescue stretcher is equipped with many handles and six lifting slings, providing a variety of options for transportation and lifting. Also offered as a standard is a complete, full-body restraint system that includes a padded headrest, six body restraints, shoulder straps and groin straps, and a wide foot strap to aid vertical lifting. When not in use, the vertical rescue stretcher can be rolled up and easily stow in a storage bag that doubles as a backpack. Also available in military colors.