TB 120 SKED RESCUE SYSTEM Flashcards
TB 120 SKED RESCUE SYSTEM
The complete system as listed above weighs ___ lbs. and measures ___” in diameter by ___” in length when rolled for storage.
19
9” x 36”
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Sked Stretcher – 9” x 36” when rolled, ___ x ____ when laid out flat.
3’ x 8’
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Low density E-Z glide polyethylene plastic.
Begins to melt between ___ - ____ degrees Fahrenheit.
Remains pliable to –120 degrees Fahrenheit.
6 nylon securing straps with steel buckles are sewn into the stretcher through brass grommets.
450-500
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Vertical Lift Sling – ___’ length of ___” PMI kernmantle rescue rope with _____ lbs. breaking strength.
30’ of 3/8”
5,265
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Tow Strap – ___’ strap with bronze snap hooks on each end. Can be used by attaching both ends to stretcher or one end to backpack and one end to stretcher.
6
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Horizontal Lift Slings – a pair of nylon slings with _____ lbs. breaking strength.
9,000
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Steel Locking “D” Carabiner – ___ lbs. breaking strength used to attach stretcher to hoisting system.
9,000
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Removable Webbing Handles – four webbing loops can be threaded through grommets to create handles, allowing Sked to be carried by up to eight rescuers.
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A backboard must be used on patients with injuries to the shoulder area prior to placing the patient into the Sked.
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Never suspend the Sked by a single grommet.
Always use a tag line when hoisting the Sked in the horizontal position to keep the litter from spinning.
Keep the Sked in the Cordura pack to minimize UV damage.
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UNROLLING SKED
Unfasten retainer strap, step on foot end of Sked and unroll completely. While standing on the foot end, pick up head end and fold it over your arm and back roll.
Repeat back roll on foot end.
Stretcher will now lay flat.
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PT loading Three types
Log Roll, Slide, Spinal Immobilization
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Patient Packaging
Lift sides and fasten the 4 cross straps
Tighten straps enough to hold patient in place
Feed foot straps and buckle
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Horizontal Hoist
- Secure the head end of the stretcher up and over the patient’s head by tying the pre-attached handle to a convenient cross strap.
- Do not secure so tight that patient’s cervical spine or airway is compromised.
- Use the shorter of the lifting straps at the head end of Sked. Insert one end of head strap through angled slot at head end of stretcher.
- Bring strap under Sked and through lift slot on opposite side.
- Repeat procedure with other strap at foot end.
- Equalize all four straps and secure to two steel locking carabiners.
- Connect carabiners to hoist system.
- Adhere to approved two line rope system requirements for hoist operations.
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VERTICAL HOIST SET-UP
- Secure the head end of the stretcher up and over the patient’s head by tying the pre-attached handle to a convenient cross strap.
- Tie a figure 8 with a bight in the middle of the 30’ by 3/8” kern mantle rope.
- Pass each end of the rope through grommets at the head end of stretcher from the outside inward.
- Pull the knot up against the stretcher. (See figure 7.)
- Feed rope through unused grommets and each carrying handle all the way to the foot end of the Sked.
- Pass rope ends through grommets at the foot end of stretcher from the inside outward.
- Tie the ends of the rope together with a square knot.
- Bring ends of rope up over end of Sked and pass through carrying handles and tie ends together with a square knot.
- Tie a safety overhand knot with each bitter end. (See figure 10.)
CAUTION
Do not lift the Sked from the horizontal position to the vertical position with the hoist system. This will force the patient’s chin into their chest and compromise the cervical spine. Two rescuers should lift the Sked from the horizontal to the vertical position using the carrying straps located at the head end. Once in the vertical position tension can be applied to the hoist system.
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