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Instruction & Maintenance Manual for
SLIX 100 Stretcher
IMPORTANT
PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE
USING THE SLIX100
This is not a manual of First Aid or Rescue techniques.
The SLIX stretcher may be used as a simple carry stretcher.
Rescuers using SLIX100 equipment involved in technical rescues from height or from confined spaces
using SLIX equipment should be trained in these disciplines.
It Is the responsibility of the rescue team to ensure that the casualty is secure at all times and that all
ropes, karabiners, slings or any other equipment attached to, or used to lift the Slix Stretcher is of suitable
strength and in good order.
All belays must be correctly installed and used by a competent person or persons.
Before using the Slix Stretcher check for wear or damage. Do not use if worn or damaged.
When lifting or lowering a Slix Stretcher in the vertical or horizontal mode a separate lifeline of suitable
strength should be used and standard-belayed separately.
The rescue team must be able to deal safely with any emergency that may arise during the evacuation of a
casualty.
2021 V1.0
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Summary of Contents for ABTECH SAFETY SLIX 100
- Page 1 Instruction & Maintenance Manual for SLIX 100 Stretcher IMPORTANT PLEASE READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE USING THE SLIX100 This is not a manual of First Aid or Rescue techniques. The SLIX stretcher may be used as a simple carry stretcher. Rescuers using SLIX100 equipment involved in technical rescues from height or from confined spaces using SLIX equipment should be trained in these disciplines.
- Page 2 The SIix100 Stretcher The Slix Stretcher may be used to raise or lower a casualty vertically or horizontally. When correctly applied the Slix is a safe, protective stretcher that may be used in the most adverse conditions. The adjustable Closure and Foot loops will accommodate casualty insulation and applied first aid equipment such as leg splints and the Spinal Splint.
- Page 3 Identifying components of the SIix100 Stretcher & Spinal Slint SLIXVHH Vertical & Hortizontal Stretcher Strops...
- Page 4 Loading and Securing a casualty into the Slix100 Stretcher The Slix Stretcher should be stored and transported in a Carry Bag. Remove the Slix Stretcher from the Carry Bag, undo the securing strap and unroll. Lay on a flat surface, as close to the casualty as is possible, with the Carry Handles down. The head of the Stretcher should be level with the head of the casualty.
- Page 5 Fitting Vertical Haul Lines to Slix Stretchers Rope Wire Webbing Pictured Left - ‘Head Up’ Horizontal Lift (Green to Green & Blue to Blue) To achieve a near horizontal lift, invert the stretcher strops, so the connectos attach Blue to Green & Green to Blue. Pictured Below - Patient securely strapped into the SLIX100 (excluding spinal splint)
- Page 6 Inspection and Cleaning of The Slix 100 Stretcher After each use the Slix 100 stretcher should be cleaned and inspected for damage by a competent person. It is important that the stretcher and ancillary equipment is stored ready for use.
- Page 7 The inspection, cleaning and packing of the Stretcher and Spinal Splint should be undertaken by a competent person and logged. Abtech Safety Ltd recommends that a detailed inspection, should take place at 6 monthly intervals and the inspection logged by a competent person.
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Page 8: Declaration Of Conformity
Competent Authority (UK and conforms to article 11 (5) annex VII section 3. We at Abtech Safety Ltd declare that the equipment described in this manual has been inspected in accordance with Abtech Safety Limited’s quality assurance system BSEN...