Evacuating a Casualty using a Sked or Improvised Litter

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Evacuating a Casualty using a Sked or Improvised Litter

Evacuation Being able to evacuate a casualty in a quick and efficient manner can result in saving his life You may need to move the casualty to a company aid post or other location where the casualty can receive needed medical care Sometimes, the casualty can walk, but at other times he must be carried on a litter

SKED Litter Compact Lightweight Strong

Standard Collapsible Litter

Improvised Litter There are times when a casualty may have to be moved and you must improvise litters from materials at hand Improvised litters must be as well constructed as possible to avoid the risk of dropping the casualty or causing further injury

Improvised Litter (Using Blankets & Poles)

Improvised Litter (Using Jackets & Poles)

Improvised Litter (Using Bed Sacks & Poles)

Rolled Blanket Used As Litter

Chemical Litters Cover fabric is honeycomb weave of monofilament polypropylene Will not absorb agent and is not degraded by decontamination fluids Flame retardant and rip resistant Treated to withstand weather and sunlight

Chemical Litter

Talon II Litter

Patient Securing Strap Used after casualty is placed on dressed litter and covered Used to hold casualty in position Number of straps depends on type of terrain over which casualty is carried

Use of Patient Securing Straps

General Rules for Litter Bearers Litter bearers must make deliberate and gentle movements The command STEADY should be used to prevent undue haste The rear bearers should watch the movements of the front bearers and time their movements accordingly The litter must be kept as level as possible

General Rules for Litter Bearers The casualty is carried feet first, except when going uphill or upstairs; his head should then be forward If casualty has a fracture of a lower extremity, he should be carried uphill or upstairs feet first and downhill or downstairs head first When casualty is loaded on litter, his individual equipment is carried by two of the bearers or placed on litter

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