*TB 120- SKED

Question 1

The complete SKED system weighs how many pounds?

Answer 1

19 lbs

Question 2

What are the dimensions of the SKED when laid out flat?

Answer 2

3 ft x 8 ft

Question 3

What length and diameter is the vertical lift swing in the SKED system?

Answer 3

1. 30 ft length

2. 3/8th diameter PMI kernmantle

Question 4

The tow strap in the SKED system is what length?

Answer 4

6 ft in length

Question 5

What is the breaking strength of the horizontal lift slings in the SKED system?

Answer 5

9,000 lbs

Question 6

Up to how many people can be allowed to carry the SKED during a rescue?

Answer 6

8

Question 7

How many webbing handles are there with the SKED?

Answer 7

4

Question 8

What must be used on patients with injuries to the shoulder area prior to placing the patient into the Sked?

Answer 8

A backboard

Question 9

What is the minimum amount of grommets that the SKED can be suspended by?

Answer 9

2, never suspend the SKED from a single grommet

Question 10

True or False? You should not lift the SKED from the horizontal to vertical position with the hoist system.

Answer 10

True, two rescuers should lift the Sked from the horizontal to vertical position. Then tension can be applied to the hoist system.

Question 11

SKED:

How many nylon securing straps with steel buckles are sewn into the stretcher through brass grommets?

Answer 11

6

Question 12

SKED:

The Vertical Lift Sling is a PMI kernmantle rescue rope with a breaking strength rated at _____ pounds.

Answer 12

5,265 lbs

Question 13

SKED: true or false?

The SKED can be used as a spinal immobilization device.

Answer 13

False, however it will accommodate a short or long backboard

Question 14

The complete SKED system is ___ inches in diameter and ___ inches in length when rolled for storage.

Answer 14

1. 9” diameter

2. 36” length