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1. Links 9124113 12155503 P 1 i Ta 1 INSTRUCTIONS AND USER MANUAL SKED SAVES LIVES Congratulations on your purchase of the Sked Rescue System You will find t a valuable tool that will enable rescues to be performed safer faster and easier The Sked Stretcher is an entirely different concept stretcher design Therefore potential rescuers should practice and familiarize themselves with the Sked prior to using It on an actual rescue The Sked Stretcher provides excellent patient support and protection However it is NOT designed as a spinal immobilization device If a Spinal injury is Suspected secure the patient to an approved spinal immobilization device prior to placing him her in the Sked The Sked Stretcher will accommodate long and short backboards scoop stretchers Oregon Spine Splint and most other immobilization equipment A backboard must be used in conjunction with the Sked otretcher on patients who have sustained injuries to the shoulder area NEVER SUSPEND THE SKED STRETCHER BY THE GROMMETS Use the slings and webbing in the manner for which they are provided The Sked Stretcher should be stored in the cordura pack as prolonged exposure to sunlight UV rays can damage all plastics Skedco manufactures several other components for the Sked Those components will enable you to use your Sked for many different types of rescues Confined2. strap with integrated handles SIZE ROLLED IN CORDURA PACK 9 INCH DIAMETER X 36 INCH LENGTH LAID OUT FLAT 3 FEET X 8 FEET WEIGHT 11 LBS STRETCHER BODY 17 LBS WITH ALL ACCESSORIES 18 LBS SHIPPING WEIGHT TEMPERATURE RANGE UNBREAKABLE TO 120F WITHOUT BECOMING BRITTLE P 13 SKED FACT SHEET SAFEST MOST ADAPTABLE DESIGN As found in the Federal Supply Catalog COMPACT The Sked rolls to 6 in x 36 in and can be rapidly deployed by one person At 9 in and 17 165 inside the pack it s easy to get it into and out of the tightest spaces It ll ht behind a seat in vehicles and is easily stored in small work areas VERSATILE We have Skeds specifically designed for all types of rescue ground air water confined space and Hazmat ADAPTABLE Qur variety of accessories allows you to use your Sked for many specific purposes The Sked itself is virtually indestructible but if buckles rope or webbing get damaged contaminated or worn out replacements can be purchased separately READY TO DEPLOY The Sked is ready to use right out of the backpack Made of medium density polyethylene plastic the Sked is flexible and easy to store handle and lay flat It withstands temperatures as low as 120 degrees fahrenheit below zero STRONG Our vertical lift sling is made of static nylon kernmantle rescue rated to 6 000 Ibs is more durable than webbing This rope is UL certified t
3. SKED STRETCHER WILL NOW LAY AND BACK ROLL REPEAT WITH OPPOSITE END FLAT OF STRETCHER IN COLD WEATHER IT MAY BE NECCESSARY REVERSE ROLL IT TWICE av TO PLACE A PATIENT ON THE SKED PULL METHOD FEET FIRST 1 PRIQR TQ DRAGGING A PATIENT ONTO 2 TUCK THE DRAG WEBBING UNDER THE THE SKED FEET FIRST CURL THE HEAD SKED GRASP PATIENT S LEGS AND DRAG END DOWNWARD TO FORM A RAMP AND PATIENT WHILE KEEPING LEGS LOW TO PREVENT SNAGGING PATIENT S CLOTHING 3 CONTINUE DRAGGING UNTIL HIS UP 4 SECURE ALL BUCKLES AND ADJUST PER CHEST IS EVEN WITH THE UPPER ALL STRAPS IN PREPARATION FOR CROSS STRAP TRANSPORT TO PLACE A PATIENT ON THE SKED PULL METHOD HEAD FIRST 1 CURL FOOT END OF SKED DOWNWARD 2 USING YOUR FOREARMS TO PREVENT TO FORM A RAMP AND PULL FOOT END LATERAL MOVEMENT OF PATIENT S HEAD STRAPS TO THE SIDE GRASP THE UNDERARMS AND DRAG IN LINE WITH THE SPINE ONTO THE SKED 3 CONTINUE DRAGGING UNTIL HIS UP 4 SECURE ALL BUCKLES AND ADJUST PER CHEST IS EVEN WITH THE UPPER ALL STRAPS IN PREPARATION FOR CROSS STHAP TRANSPORT FASTEN THE STRAPS COBRA QUICK RELEASE BUCKLES 1 PRIOR TO LOADING THE SKED 2 LIFT SIDES OF SKED AND FASTEN RELEASE ALL COBRA BUCKLES AND PULL THE FOUR CROSS STRAPS TO BUCKLES STRAPS TO ONE SIDE DIRECTLY OPPOSITE TO THE STRAPS AND PULL THEM TIGHT 3 FASTEN FOOT END COBRA BUCKLES 4 DO NOT CHISS CROSS STRAPS ON THE AND ADJUST
4. space high angle rough terrain military and water rescues are some of the applications of the Sked See your Skedco catalog for the proper components for your Sked application ALWAYS use a tag line when hoisting a Sked or any other kind of stretcher by helicopter because without all litters can spin Thank you for purchasing the Sked Rescue System Please contact us if you have any questions comments or suggestions We always appreciate input from our customers sincerely SKEDCO INC SKEDCO COM 2014 SKEDCO INC 1 800 770 SKED 7533 TABLE OF CONTENTS UNROLL SKED STRETCHER ________________ P 1 PLACE PATIENT SKED FEET FIRST _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PLACE PATIENT ON SKED HEAD FIRST P 3 FASTEN STRAPS COBRA BUCKLES P4 FASTEN STRAPS STEEL BUCKLES P 5 HORIZONTAL LIFT DECENT _ P 6 VERTICAL LIFT DECENT P 7 gt gt gt ROLLING UP THE SKED 10 HORIZONTAL LIFT WITH VERTICAL LIFT SLING _ _ _ _ _ P 11 SKED FAQs 2222222222222 P 12 SKED FACT SHEET P 13 FULL SKED LINE UP _______________ P 15 TO UNROLL SKED STRETCHER AND LAY FLAT STEEL BUCKLES COBRA BUCKLES 1 REMOVE SKED FROM PACK AND 2 UNFASTEN RETAINER STRAP STEP PLACE ON GROUND ON FOOT END OF SKED AND UNROLL COMPLETELY TO OPPOSITE END 3 BEND THE SKED OVER YOUR FOREARM 4
5. E GROMMETS ABOVE PATIENT S HEAD 4 CONTINUE THREADING THE ROPE ON EACH SIDE OF THE SKED AS SHOWN IN PICTURE ABOVE VERTICAL LIFT DECENT o THREAD THE ROPE THROUGH THE 6 TIE THE ROPE IN A SQUARE KNOT AT BOTTOM GROMMETS FROM THE INSIDE THE LOWER END OF THE SKED OUT AS SHOWN ABOVE 7 PASS THE ENDS OF THE ROPE THROUGH 9 TIE AN OVERHAND KNOT ON EACH THE LOWER CARRY HANDLES FROM THE SIDE OF THE SQUARE KNOT FOR SAFETY OUTSIDE IN AND TIE ANOTHER SQUARE KNOT BACKPACK TOWING HARNESS X 1 ATTACH ONE END OF THE TOW STRAP 2 ATTACH THE OTHER END OF THE TOW TO THE BACKPACK BACKPACK IS USED AS STRAP TO SKED DRAG WEBBING THIS TOWING HARNESS ALLOWS HANDS FREE DRAGGING OF THE SKED OTHER ACCESSORIES TOW STRAPS REMOVABLE WEBBING HANDLES 3 TOW STRAP IS ATTACHED TO CARRY 1 SET OF 4 REMOVABLE WEBBING HANDLES ENABLING 3 OR 4 RESCUERS TO HANDLES ENABLES UP TO 8 RESCUERS DRAG THE SKED TO CARRY SKED INSERT THRU UNUSED P9 GROMMETS ON SIDES OF SKED ROLLING UP THE SKED STRETCHER 1 LAY STRETCHER QUT FLAT WITH ALL CROSS STRAPS CONNECTED STEEL DOUBLE BAR BUCKLES PLACE RETAINER STRAP WITH INSIDE OF BUCKLE FACING UP UNDER FOOT END OF SKED SEE PHOTO IN STEP 4 3 WHILE HOLDING YOUR KNEE ON THE ROLLED SKED FASTEN THE COBRA BUCKLES OF THE FOOT END STRAPS TO HOLD THE SKED IN A TIGHT ROLL 2 STARTING AT THE HEAD END ROLL THE SKED UP AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE CONTI
6. NUE TO ROLL THE SKED USING KNEE TO KEEP THE ROLLED STRETCHER SMALL 4 WHEN USING THE SKED WITH STEEL DOUBLE BUCKLES FASTEN THE PLACED RETAINER STRAP BUCKLE AND PLACE SKED STRETCHER IN BACKPACK P 10 HORIZONTAL LIFT WITH VERTICAL LIFT SLING 1 HOLD THE PRE TIED FIGURE 8 KNOT IN 2 PASS THE ENDS OF THE ROPE UNDER THE CENTER OF THE ROPE AND PASS THE THE SKED AND THROUGH THE ANGLED ENDS OF THE ROPE THROUGH THE ANGLED LIFT SLING SLOTS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE LIFT SLING SLOTS FROM THE INSIDE DUT FROM THE OUTSIDE IN 3 TIE FIGURE 8 KNOTS IN BOTH ENDS 4 THE ROPE AT THE HEAD END MUST BE OF THE ROPE LEAVING ABOUT 2 5 FEET A BIT SHORTER THAN THE FOOT END TO EXTENDING UP FROM THE FOOT END SLOTS PROVIDE A SLIGHTLY HEAD UP ATTITUDE AND SHORTER AT THE HEAD END SEE FOR PATIENT S SAFETY AND COMFORT PHOTO IN STEP 4 P 11 FAQs What does SKED stand for Though we spell it with capital letters SKED is not an acronym It came from fusing two words Sled and Skid The early idea behind the product was that it was a SLED that SKIDDED across all types of terrain Initially the was used as a game carrier to tote wild game back to a hunter s camp It has since morphed into the life saving device that s used today worldwide Like many iconic products that are the first of its kind in the market the brand has come to epitomize the product itself When does the SKED
7. STRAPS SKED IT WILL CAUSE THE SKED TO BEND IN THE MIDDLE P 4 FASTEN THE STRAPS STEEL BUCKLES 1 PRIOR TO LOADING THE SKED RELEASE ALL STEEL BUCKLES AND PULL STRAPS TO ONE SIDE RELEASE LIFT THE LEADING END OF THE BUCKLE TO LOOSEN WEBBING PULL THE WEBBING OUT OF THE BUCKLE 2 FASTEN THE FOUR CROSS STRAPS TO BUCKLES DIRECTLY OPPOSITE TO THE STRAPS CONNECT SEE STEP 3 TO LACE BUCKLES THEN TIGHTEN STRAPS 3 FEED THE STRAPS THROUGH UN USED GROMMETS AT FOOT END OF SKED AND FASTEN TO BUCKLES THEN ADJUST STRAPS 4 DO NOT 55 55 STRAPS ON THE SKED IT WILL CAUSE THE SKED TO BEND IN THE MIDDLE HORIZONTAL 1 INSERT ONE END OF HEAD STRAP 2 BRING STRAP UNDER SKED AND THROUGH ANGLED SLOT AT HEAD END OF THROUGH ANGLED SLOT ON OPPOSITE SIDE SKED OF SKED 3 EQUALIZE STRAP REPEAT 4 EQUALIZE ALL FOUR STRAPS AND PROCEDURE WITH OTHER STRAP AT FOOT SECURE ENDS WITH LARGE STEEL LOCKING END OF SKED CARABINER VERTICAL LIFT DEGCENT 1 PRIOR TO HOISTING THE HEAD END MUST BE CURLED OVER THE PATIENT S HEAD AND THE DRAG HANDLE WEBBING TIED TO THE SECOND CROSS STRAP TO PROTECT PATIENT S HEAD FROM FALLING OBJECTS METHOD 2 FOR EXTREMELY SMALL OPENINGS LEAVE THE HEAD END EXTENDED START THREADING THE ROPE THROUGH THE GROMMETS BY THE PATIENT S SHOULDERS METHOD 1 2 INSERT VERTICAL LIFT SLING ROPE THROUGH TH
8. ack 9 inch diameter x 36 inch length Laid out flat 3 feet x 8 feet What is the temperature range The SKED plastic is safe at temperatures far above the patient survivable range It is also unbreakable beyond 120 F without becoming brittle SKED FACT SHEET Four sewn on carrying handles attached by grommets Drag handle is at the yg yg head for patient safety ensure a secure safe lift Four additional handles can be used to carry obese patients Flexible medium density polyethylene plastic Easy to roll and unroll and durable Does not 2 absorb chemicals making it easily decontaminable Weighs 11 lbs and 17 lbs with all accessories inside the pack ES 2 E XN Ec H _ k f L E 1 m a L i Cobra side release buckles rope rated to 6 000 165 The Release issued is UL certified to NFPA and is the e bea i i A pair of horizontal the strongest and safest in the i Tested by the U S Military s eli j i lift slings rated to industry rated to 3 000 165 for over two vears before 18 000 bs each in basket ati r being deployed Airworthy Nylon static kernmantle rescue configuration g deploy y same type of rope used by T firefighters assembly required ataia for normal use at 9 000 punds U
9. g patient protection and security Available in International Orange and OD Green 6 RANGER SKED S5K 240C The Ranger Sked designed by the Army Rangers and SKEDCO Is used as a patient or equipment drag It is tough durable lightweight and extremely versatile It measures 22 5 inches x 8 ft x 100 inch thickness and rolls up into a compact inch diameter and 22 9 inch length It is not designed for hoisting by helicopter It is either carried by the six sewn on webbing handles or dragged using the tow webbing 7 TACTICAL SKED SK 245C The Tactical Sked weighs just seven pounds and with all accessories 9 pounds When laid out the Tactical Sked measures in 6 ft 7 inches long X 22 59 inches wide X 1 10 inch thick It comes in Coyote Brown and has Cobra buckles throughout Lightweight and trimmed down for battlefield requirements 8 PJ SKED SK215 The PJ Sked is designed to do everything a standard Sked SK 200 will do The only difference between the two is the standard Sked is 36 inches wide and the PJ Sked is 28 Inches wide This allows for an 8 Inch shorter pack and it makes it much easier to go through a door with It across your ruck COMPLETE RESCUE SYSTEM SKEDCO INC PO BOX 3390 10505 SW MANHASSET DR TUALATIN OR 97062 TEL 503 691 7909 FAX 503 691 7973 ORDER 1 800 770 SKED 7533 EMAIL SKEDCO SKEDCO COM WWW SKEDCO COM
10. ides outstanding patient protection and security Available in International Orange and OD Green 2 HMH SKED 5 250 NSN 6530 01 522 855 The HAZMAT Hospital is designed for use in mass casualty incidents where terrorists use Weapons of Mass destruction is perfect for mass casualty evacuation from hospitals or other buildings It is also the ideal hospital litter for moving patients down stairways 3 BARIATRIC SKED 5K 260 The Bariatric Sked Stretcher is designed to move obese patients through difficult areas with less risk of back injury It is 4 feet wide a full 12 inches wider than the standard Sked It is a full 8 feet long It Is made of a very tough non absorbing polyethylene plastic 4 HALF SKED SK 220 The Half Sked is made of the same durable material as the Sked stretcher but is only half as long The patient is secured in the Half Sked with sewn in two inch webbing straps with FASTEX style double adjustable buckles Patients can be extricated from the tightest of confined spaces SKED STRETCHER LINE UP MILITARY APPLICATION 5 SKED STRETCHER OD Green SK 200C GR NSN 6530 01 5 75 4004 Cobra Buckles SK 200 GR NSN 6530 01 260 122 2 Steel Buckles The original and still the best solution for confined space high angle or technical rescue and traditional land based applications the Sked stretcher is a revolutionary design which provides outstandin
11. o NFPA and is the same type of rope firefighters use WATER RESCUE When equipped with the Sked Flotation System a patient can be packaged directly from the water in 30 seconds or less Self righting the inflatable flotation system keeps the patient s head completely out of water even in rough seas It self rights if capsized Foam floats are available for training PROVEN DESIGN We invented the rolled rescue stretcher over 30 years ago and have perfected the design over those years We know how to make the best stretcher possible and understand every detail of its design and use BEWARE OF CHEAP KNOCK OFFS Beware of straps that run through the inside potentially further harming the patient especially those with spinal injuries or severe burns The SK 200 Sked Basic Rescue System comes with SK 201C OR The Sked Stretcher with Cobra Buckles SK 202 OR Cordura backpack SK 203 OR Horizontal Lift Slings pair SK 204 OR Sked Tow Strap SK 205 OR Removable Webbing Handles SK 206 OR Steel Locking D Carabiner SK 207 OR Sked Vertical Lift Sling P 14 SKED STRETCHER LINE UP 1 SKED STRETCHER International Orange SK 200C OR NSN 6530 01 5 75 4004 Cobra Buckles SK200 O0OR NSN 6580 01 260 1222 Steel Buckles The original and still the best solution for confined space high angle or technical rescue and traditional land based applications the Sked stretcher is a revolutionary design which prov
12. stretcher need to be replaced We have no time limit on when the SKED needs to be replaced because different rescue professionals use it in different ways for different lengths of time If there is any damage to your stretcher please reevaluate if you should be using it If you have questions please call us at 800 7 O SKED 7533 What should I do if my SKED is missing a grommet SKEDCO uses two grommet sizes that be found at most local hardware stores There are two different sizes the smaller grommet is a size 3 and the larger is a size 5 What should I do if the straps on my SKED are starting to fray VVe have replaceable straps the SK 208C The SKED EVAC Aluminum Side Release Buckle Conversion Kit features Austrian made Skedco Cobra side release buckles These buckles are dependable and strong enough to meet the needs of securing a patient into a SKED stretcher without the danger of breaking the buckle or accidental release Please go to the SKED EVAC Aluminum Side Release Buckle Conversion Kit product description page for more information NOTE We do not sell the steel buckles that came with your SKED originally because they need to be sewn onto the unit What is the SKED s maximum weight allowance The heaviest weight ever put in the SKED is 1347lb Please read the entire story on our website skedco com under Heavy Duty Story What are the measurements of the SKED9 Holled into a Cordura back p
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