My local fire department ran an emergency simulation, and showed up with these rad xbike-esque stretchers.
by IMRUNNINGROHAN
My local fire department ran an emergency simulation, and showed up with these rad xbike-esque stretchers.
by IMRUNNINGROHAN
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That’s cool, who would’ve thought
Excuse me but this is clearly a unicycle, inherently not biking.
(This is super cool)
In only learned about these cause Bimotal has an e-“bike” conversion kit for these. Does seem super useful for search and rescue.
Those fork mounted baskets are getting out of hand.
When I was a med student I spent a day with the fire department in Phoenix AZ in July, we had to rescue a heat stoked hiker off a moderately chunky trail. With four of us using one of these stretchers, it worked like a charm. I’d never seen one before either, and can’t really think of any other options for technical terrain other than a helicopter (which happens a lot here, too)
why not at least have two wheels. would be a lot easier to keep it upright
Should be running Paul Clampers, honestly.
A unicycle!
I’ve unfortunately been there to see a buddy carried out on one of these. (alive, injured but still with us today) And I’ve practiced with a normal non-wheeled basket, briefly.
The single-wheel ones are pretty great, and WAY easier than trying to just carry a basket with no wheels, which sucks and has plenty chance of injury (especially ankle twists) for those trying to maneuver the basket over rough terrain.
The only real downside to these is you can’t just set them down to rest or if the attendants need to reposition.
looks pretty rough. At least put a suspension fork on that thing.
Anyone else triggered by the cable routing for the disk brake here? In the PNW, that’s gonna get tangled up in branches and lead to injuries: needs some zip ties!
This is a great design. The one wheel is ideal for singletrack, off-camber terrain and tight maneuvers. Might be improved with a suspension fork (comfort) and downrigger stabilizers (legs you could fold down to support the load while providing assistance to the victim)?
why full turnout gear for no fire rescue, perfect for heat exposure
I work in EMS and I mean that’s kind of cool, but we already have lots of tools and different stretcher options for extricating people over rough terrain that seem better than this. I also wouldn’t want to be a patient with an open leg fracture rolling over rough terrain.
Disc breaks…. Poser.
Its a lot like an elk cart. for getting dead deer and stuff out of the woods
https://preview.redd.it/i8ga8g334nsg1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a30d9a4fba936a6f8ceecdf6e631abad5662cee6
my local fire dept has one of these on the river rescue truck and i was wondering about it in traffic the other day! question answered