There are many ways to safely recover a casualty from height in a stretcher from tension line lowers to, straight lowers with or without a stretcher attendant. In this addition we are going to look at the Skate Block method. ​ This method with lower the casualty from height but away from the edge of the structure or cliff, there for not always needing an attendant to stop the stretcher moving or catching during the lower. A Skate Block is very easy to set on the ground and th

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​So, lets dive into the world of “Single Point of Failure” Or “Backed up” A Single Point of Failure or SPOF is a point in a system (in our case, a rope system), that if it fails, the whole system fails. The idea of Single Points of Failure is the basic concept in understanding the application of backup in rope work. If we were to look at the pictures above of a hauling system on the left, (into a replicated stretcher bridle)  you can see the twin lines enter the pulley and ba

UKRO this year was held by Lincolnshire Fire Brigade in the wondaful City of Lincoln and the Rope Rescue challenges were all held around the Cathedral, what an iconic back drop to the challenges. This is the third year I have been involved as an assessor for the challenges, 12 teams including 2 international teams Romania & Dublin took part. LFB were as ever on top of there game, but some strong performances were put in by HIOW. The challenges are set by the UKRO Rope lead Ni

In this section we will look at a few diagrams of attachment methods for stretcher attendants, this will always be dependant on the task and casualty condition if it needs to be attended or not. Not will always be easier for edge transition if it must be hauled up or an edge but, in the methods, we will look at the attendant can remove themselves from the POC once safe. Double Alpine Butterfly or Bowline DAB with long or short tails to the length required, the stretcher bridl