Escape Soft Stretcher Overview

The escape soft stretcher is a type of portable stretcher specifically designed for emergency rescue and escape situations. It plays a crucial role in emergencies such as fires, earthquakes, and traffic accidents due to its lightweight, soft, easy-to-carry, and adaptable features.

Origins and Evolution

The origins of the escape soft stretcher can be traced back to early forms of improvised stretchers. Throughout history, when people faced natural disasters, wars, or sudden accidents, there was often a need to quickly transfer the injured or stranded. Initially, tree branches, bamboo poles, door panels, and other locally available items were used as stretchers. Though rudimentary, these makeshift solutions met basic transfer needs.

As society progressed and medicine developed, the need for more professional, safe, and convenient stretchers became apparent to effectively manage emergency rescue and escape situations.

Materials Used in Escape Soft Stretchers

Escape soft stretchers are made from a combination of materials to ensure their lightness, durability, and functionality:

• High-strength fiber materials
  Characteristics: These materials are typically known for their high strength, light weight, and wear resistance, capable of withstanding significant weight without deforming or breaking.
  Applications: Widely used in stretchers requiring high load-bearing capacity and durability.
• Special Composite Plastics
  Characteristics: Composite plastics combine the benefits of multiple materials, offering light weight, high strength, and corrosion resistance.
  Applications: Used in some soft escape stretchers for stable support and protection.
• TPU fabric
  Characteristics: TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) fabrics are known for their excellent abrasion resistance, tear resistance, elasticity, and waterproofing.
  Applications: Commonly used in inflatable soft escape stretchers to maintain shape and performance when inflated.
• Nylon fabric
  Characteristics: A durable synthetic fiber material, nylon fabric is resistant to stretching and tearing.
  Applications: Often used in portable, collapsible stretchers for easy carrying and storage.
• Aluminum alloy or other metal materials (as support structure)
  Characteristics: Aluminum alloys and similar metals are lightweight, strong, and corrosion-resistant, making them suitable for use as support structures in stretchers.
  Applications: While stretchers may not be entirely made of metal, these materials are used to enhance load-bearing capacity and stability.
• Other special materials
  Characteristics: With advancements in science and material technology, new materials such as self-repairing materials and shape memory alloys are being used to improve the adaptability and durability of escape soft stretchers.
  Applications: These innovative materials are incorporated to enhance the overall performance of the stretchers.