Definitions by Rescuer

Sked 

A Rescue Stretcher that comes in various forms depending on rescue tasks.
A System for Heights with ropes & pullys, For Industrial, Confined Space and Water Rescue

The rescue stretcher is used for most evacuation and rescue tasks & spinal immobilisation suitable for a wide range or Rescue and Extrication scenarios.

A man walks his dog through the bush & disappears, the rescue team finds him in a collapsed mine shaft.... they extract him... or there's been an explosion & part of the building has collapsed so rescue teams go in carry the wounded casualties out on a sked.

Sked by Rescuer May 18, 2012