Scoop stretcher

The scoop stretcher is a device used specifically for the casualty lifting.

It is a tubular structure that can be split in two parts; blades are fixed to the tubes. The both parts are put on each side of the casualty, and then clipped; the blades go under the casualty and replace the hands of the first responders (as they are thinner, this less likely to worsen an instable trauma).

Top: putting the scoop stretcher; middle: casualty lifting with five team members (one is pushing the normal stretcher); bottom: view from below)

The scoop stretcher can possibly be operated with only two team members: one is carrying the head side, the other one the feet side.

The scoop stretcher can possibly used for the patient transport, provided the patient is strapped. But for comfort reasons, it is recommended to put the patient on a vacuum mattress instead, or at least on a long spine board: the scoop stretcher is put on the transport device and then opened.