Skedco

Question 1

1. Eval casuaty

Answer 1

Make sure they dont have a spinal injury
- note they wont have one
Verbalize it anyway

Question 2

Open skedco

Answer 2

From the bag

Question 3

Unrill

Answer 3

Until it lays flat on the ground

- with the SKEDCO up

Question 4

4. Slide casualty onto ske

Answer 4

a. Place sked adjacent to the casualty
i. Ensure cross straps are not laying on the stretcher surface so that they don’t lie under the casualty
b. Slide and center casualty on sked

Question 5

5. Buckle the cross straps

Answer 5

a. Lift the sides of SKED and feed the 4 cross straps to the buckles directly opposite the cross straps
b. Pull the 4 cross straps until each one is secured thru the buckles
c. ½ hitch ends and tuck excess

Question 6

6. Buckle the foot straps

Answer 6

a. Feed foot straps thru the unused grommets located close to the 4th cross trap at the foot end
b. Buckle the 2 foot straps and fasten securely
c. ½ hitch ends and tuck excess

Question 7

7. Insert horizontal lift slings

Answer 7

a. Run horizontal lift sling, labeled head strap under the outside of the SKED (just inferior to the 1st cross strap)
b. Insert horizontal lift sling (head strap) thru angled lift slots from OUTSIDE IN
c. Ensure ends have equal length
d. Run other lift strap (not labeled HEAD) under outside of SKED litter to align with the angled lift slots closest to the 3rd cross strap) at the foot
e. Insert from OUTSIDE IN
f. Extend both ends and ensure equal length

Question 8

8. Prepare the head portion for hoist

Answer 8

a. Bend the head portion over the casualty and remove excess slack from the drag strap until it stays bent over their head
b. Tie drag strap to the middle of the 2nd cross strap in a ½ knot
c. Tuck excess inside

Question 9

9. Insert large D (steel) carabineer

Answer 9

a. Insert in this order: Head, foot, foot, head

b. Screw down and lock in place

Question 10

10. Tag line

Answer 10

a. Attach V strap of the tag line to the foot w locking snap link carabineers at the unused grommets

Question 11

11. Ensure breakaway cord is present and attaches to the line using the 2 screw links

Answer 11

Dont forget

Question 12

12. Preform safety checks

Answer 12

a. All 4 cross straps
b. 2 foot straps
c. Head strap (even)
d. Foot strap (even)
e. Ensure d ring is thru all 4
f. Ensure D ring is locked
g. Ensure locking snap link carabineers attach to v strap are secured

Question 13

13. Don’t harm the casualty

14. Complete all within 12 min

Answer 13

Yep