Evacuation Sheet EVS (to fix under standard foam / pressure relief mattress)
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The scourge of fire affects most of us and perhaps none so much as those trapped in bed. Most rural fire stations suggest a period of between 30 and 45 minutes between first call and full response. (We advise you checking this within your locality)
This is, considering many crews are part time, a great response – but of course in a real fire 30 -45 minutes would be disastrous.
Most care homes now come equipped with some form of fire evacuation devices within each room. These are designed to drag or carry patients (as circumstances permit) from their beds to safety.
EVS Fire Evacuation – Sheet This simple evacuation sheet fixes permanently to the bottom of a flexible foam or pressure relieving mattress by means of strong elastic straps.
In the event of an emergency safety belts are clipped around the patient and then a large pulling strap at each end allows the patient and mattress to be pulled through the corridors whilst maintaining a level of pressure relief from mattress.
The combination of the this sliding and durable evacuation sheet and mattress base should normally allow ample flex for patient to pass through most narrow doorways and stairs. We advise that evacuation is practiced prior to being deployed. The holding strap at the head end of the evacuation sheet is to help trainied staff take the weight of patient whilst lowering on stairways.
Two healthy trained people required .
The EVS evacuation sheet is fitted under a mattress – foam or air – that is flexible enough to fit though doorways. The sheet fits to the mattress via elastic straps and has a pull strap (fooy end) and hold strap (head end) for lowering down stairs.
Whilst the EVS evacuation sheet will fit most mattresses – it is important to check that the host mattress will fold and flex to get through doorways. Most spring mattresses wont in which case see our evacuation sledge.
