The best all round stretcher on the market, the SKED® stretcher is fabricated from a special plastic formula which allows it to be rolled for storage, but forms a rigid protective shell around the patient when deployed. It is suitable for use in confined space, high angle, technical rescue and traditional land based applications. The Sked® can be used to carry, haul or lift a patient vertically or horizontally and can be used for helicopter evacuations.
The Sked® is available in different configurations depending on the users’ requirements.
Ideal for all types of technical rescues including helicopter evacuation.
The basic system contains:
- Sked® stretcher
- Cordura backpack/towing harness
- 1.8m towing strap
- A pair of 40kN horizontal lifting slings
- Four removable webbing lifting handles to enable additional rescuers to carry the stretcher
- Large steel screw gate karabiner 40kN
- 9m rope lifting sling with centralized figure 8 knot
- Weight 8.6kg
The flotation system is designed to be attached to the Sked® stretcher to allow it to float it in a near vertical position in water. It is self-righting and keeps the patients head completely out of the water even in rough seas.
The flotation system contains:
- 6.5kg ballast bag to keep the Sked® upright
- A pair of rigid Ethafoam floats to give buoyancy
- Inflatable chest pad to prevent the casualty floating face down
- A pair of extra long handles to help hoist onto a boat or dock
- Retaining strap to attach the floats to the Sked® backpack to pack as a single unit
- Weight 10kg
The complete rescue system combines the Sked® basic rescue system, the foam flotation system and the Oregon ™ Spine Splint II in a single package. The entire system combines to make a single backpack unit. This system is covers any emergency rescue situation – on land, in the water or in the air.
SKED® RAPID DEPLOYMENT WATER RESCUE SYSTEM
This unique system features a Sked® stretcher pre-rigged for rapid deployment in water. Using CO2 inflation, this system can be in the water, ready to use in less than 30 seconds.
The Rapid Deployment Water Rescue system contains:
- A complete Sked basic rescue system (as described above but without the backpack)
- A pair of CO2 inflatable logs strapped to the stretcher
- Inflatable chest pad
- Ballast weight
- Extra long handles
- Slings and karabiner float to prevent it sinking into the stretcher
- Specially designed rapid deployments carry case
Designed for confined spaces such as ships, wind turbines and heavy industry. Made from stainless steel the most important parts of the body are protected.
The extremely rugged and durable construction allows a single rescuer to drag a casualty over rough terrain or industrial machinery and even up stairs.
The stretcher features an adjustable immobilisation for the head and neck and slings for the chest and legs.
It can be lifted in a horizontal, oblique or vertical plane depending on the requirements of the rescue.
- Material: Steel
- Length: 114.5cm
- Width: 43cm
- Depth: 24.5
- Weight: 7kg
- CE 93 42 EEC
