Evacuation sled

An evacuation sled, comprising:

• a plastic sheet having a head end and a foot end;
• a plurality of body straps coupled to said plastic sheet and configured to secure a patient in said plastic sheet when said plastic sheet is curved upward about the patient;
• a head pull strap woven through a plurality of head pull strap slits and configured to permit a person to pull said plastic sheet from the head end of said plastic sheet;
• two ankle straps affixed to the head pull strap and coupled at the foot end of said plastic sheet;
• and
• a pull strap coupled to at least one of the two ankle straps and configured to permit a person to drag the patient strapped to the plastic sheet.

An evacuation sled, comprising:

• a semi-rigid plastic sheet having (i) a head end and (ii) a foot end with a portion projecting therefrom;
• a plurality of handholds disposed along each of left and right sides of said plastic sheet, each handhold having a reinforcing plastic member disposed on an outer edge of said each handhold
• a plurality of body straps coupled to said plastic sheet and configured to secure a patient in said plastic sheet when said plastic sheet is curved upward about the patient;
• a head pull strap woven through a plurality of head pull strap slits and configured to permit a person to pull said plastic sheet and the patient from the head of said plastic sheet;
• two ankle straps configured to cause, when tension is applied to said head pull strap, at least one portion of said plastic sheet foot to raise upward and at least partially enclose the feet of the patient, wherein the ankle straps are preferably configured such that one ankle strap is positioned on each side of the patient's ankles thereby preventing lateral movement of the patient's legs during transport;
• a ring for coupling said ankle straps to said head pull strap;
• and
• a pull strap coupled to at least one of the two ankle straps and configured to permit a person to drag the patient strapped to the plastic sheet.