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Evacuating a Casualty using a Sked or Improvised Litter
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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
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SKED Litter
• Compact
• Lightweight
• Strong
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Standard Collapsible Litter
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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
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Improvised Litter (Using Blankets & Poles)
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Improvised Litter (Using Jackets & Poles)
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Improvised Litter (Using Bed Sacks & Poles)
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Rolled Blanket Used As Litter
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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
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Chemical Litter
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Talon II Litter
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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
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Use of Patient Securing Straps
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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
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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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