Collapsible stretcher

A stretcher (1) comprising at least one first and one second support arm (2, 3) to which and between which a means for receiving an individual (4) is intended to be attached, said first arm (2) comprising at least one first and one second end element (5, 6), as well as at least one first cable (7) attached to said first and second end elements (5, 6) and intended to be stretched between the latter along a first longitudinal direction (L1), said stretcher (1) being characterized in that it comprises at least one first crosspiece (8) connected to said first and second arms (2, 3) and positioned at least partly between the latter, said first crosspiece (8) being designed to move between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration in which said first crosspiece (8) maintains said first and second arms (2, 3) farther apart than in said retracted configuration, said first crosspiece (8) cooperating at least with said first end element (5) so that in the retracted configuration said first end element (5) and first crosspiece (8) are connected together by a mechanical connection allowing at least one degree of freedom in translation along said first longitudinal direction (L1), and so that in the deployed configuration said mechanical connection inhibits at least said degree of freedom in translation along said first longitudinal direction (L1).