Main Ferno stretcher
From PCSAR
Inventory
- Ferno basket stretcher
- with face shield attached
- spine board
- with head blocks
- with chin strap
- with spine board straps in blue bag
- 1 quicksplint
- 1 thermarests
- 4 blankets
- 1 sleeping bag
- 1 pair safety glasses with removable arms
- 1 toque
- 1 water bottle with straw
- 1 bottle hand sanitizer
- 2 rolls of tape
- 2 10m green webbing (lashing)
- 6 5m red webbing (carry straps for stretcher attendants)
- tarp to protect subject from rain
- large orange bag to protect all contents from rain
- (need) large abdominal pad or Depends
- (need) padding for fill
Weight
37.7 kg (as of 2011-09-08). Useful for helicopter load calculations.
Packing
To repack the stretcher: 1. Wash mud and dirt off all items (stretcher, spine board, head blocks, thermarests, blankets, webbing). 2. Air dry all items. 3. Reattach head blocks to spine board. 4. Place quick splint on spine board in stretcher. 5. Place webbing, water bottle, purel and safety glasses at head and velcro face shield in place. 6. Add folded blankets. 7. Add thermarests and sleeping bag. 8. Tighten stretcher straps. 9. Place in quad trailer. 10. Close trailer clamps.
- add illustration of how to daisy chain webbing (review: Brett Wuth)
