Ski pad

The Problem....

• congested wards?
• single width fire doors?
• narrow fire escapes?
• twisting corridoors?

Can you get your patients out?

The ski pad has evolved from the familiar ski mattress evacuation sheet which is attached to the underside of the hospital mattress to enable patients to be evacuated comfortably and safely down stairways in the event of an emergency evacuation.

Unfortunately some staircases and many fire escapes are too narrow to allow mattress evacuation to be used safely, and this presents the problem of how to get non-ambulant patients down perhaps several flights of narrow stairs.

Until now there was no other solution to this dilemma

Special features of the ski pad

• The tough slippery vinyl coated base material enables patients to be moved easily over virtually any surface - indoors or outdoors.
• The 2" foam pad gives protection from bump and bruises.
• Narrow width and flexibility allows the patient to be slid through standard doorways, along twisting corridors and down narrow winding fire escapes, without the risk of blocking the escape route or the need for heavy lifting.
• In an emergency the ski pad is quickly removed from its storage bag and laid beside the patients bed. The patient is then transferred to the ski padwrapped in a blanket, the belts click together to secure and cocoon the patient and then can be simply dragged to safety
• The ski pad in its wipe clean storage bag can be wall mounted in wards or at the head of staircases ready for immediate use in emergencies