Apparatus for rescue and recovery of incapacitated persons

摘要

A rescue apparatus and method for the transport of injured persons from an area deemed immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH), being a low-profile wheeled platform with a shaped aperture having the contour matching that of an air-pack. Immobilized fire fighters or others may be placed in a supine position atop the platform, their air packs entering into the contoured aperture; so that they may utilize the air supply while being evacuated. The wheels of the apparatus preferably straddle a fire hose during the transport using it as a guide for safe egress from the IDLH environment.

主权项

1. A wheeled apparatus for use in the rescue and recovery of incapacitated persons comprising:
a substantially rectangular platform with a top surface supportive of a person having a longitudinally positioned opening encircled by the top surface and contoured to restrict admittance to an air pack and permit passage therethrough; a plurality of wheel assemblies allowing for the rolling support of said platform; a fastening means to securely retain said incapacitated person in a supine position atop said platform; and in which said opening tapers to an exit in the direction of the ground when the wheels of the platform are in contact with the ground.