Traing Bulletin 120- Sked Rescue System Flashcards
CONTENTS OF SKED BASIC RESCUE SYSTEM (7)
A. 1 - Sked Stretcher (SK-201)
B. 1 - Cordura Backpack/Towing Harness (SK-202)
C. 1 – Vertical Lifting Sling (SK-207)
D. 1 - Tow Strap (SK-204) E. 2 – Horizontal Lifting Slings (SK-203)
F. 4 – Removable Webbing Handles (SK-205)
G. 1 – Steel Locking “D” Carabiner (SK-206)
Specs of skid stretcher rolled and laid flat.
Rolled: 9” x 36”
Flat: 3’ x 8’
The complete system weighs ___lbs. and measures ___” in diameter by ___” in length when rolled for storage.
19lbs
9” diameter
36” length
Sked is made of Low density E-Z glide ___________ plastic.
Polyethylene
Sked Begins to melt between ___ - ___ degrees Fahrenheit.
450 - 500
The Sked Remains pliable to ____ degrees Fahrenheit.
- 120 degrees
____ nylon securing straps with steel buckles are sewn into the stretcher through _______ grommets.
6
Brass
Backpack/Towing Harness – Constructed with ______ fabric.
Cordura
Vertical Lift Sling – ___ ‘ length of ___” PMI kernmantle rescue rope with 5,265 lbs. breaking strength.
30’
3/8”
Tow Strap – ___’ strap with bronze snap hooks on each end.
6’
Horizontal Lift Slings – a pair of nylon slings with _____ lbs. breaking strength.
9,000lbs
Removable Webbing Handles – four webbing loops can be threaded through grommets to create handles, allowing Sked to be carried by up to ____ rescuers.
Eight (8)
Steel Locking “D” Carabiner – _____ lbs. breaking strength used to attach stretcher to hoisting system
9,000lbs
What are the three basic ways to get a patient into the Sked
Log roll
The slide
On an approved spinal immobilization device
For VERTICAL HOIST SET-UP, Tie a ________ with a bight in the _______ of the 30’ by 3/8” kern mantle rope.
Figure 8
Middle
