{"id":64760,"date":"2026-08-13T13:07:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T17:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/?p=64760"},"modified":"2026-08-27T13:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:31:06","slug":"types-of-stretchers-and-which-one-your-workplace-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/types-of-stretchers-and-which-one-your-workplace-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Stretchers and Which One Your Workplace Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A stretcher is usually the last thing a workplace buys and the first thing it wishes it had thought about properly. Kits get chosen carefully, AEDs get debated at length, and then somewhere down the list a stretcher gets picked because it was the cheapest one on the page, or because someone remembered seeing one hanging in a first aid room years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is understandable, but it misses what the equipment is for. A stretcher is not simply a way to carry somebody. It is a way to move an injured person from where they fell to where help can reach them, without making the injury worse on the way. The right choice depends far less on budget than on one question, which is what kind of movement the site actually demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Start with how a casualty would leave the site<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before comparing models, it helps to picture the worst realistic scenario and walk it through. Where would somebody most likely be hurt, and what stands between that spot and an ambulance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the answer is a flat floor and a short distance to a door, the requirements are modest. If the answer involves stairs, a ladder, a catwalk, uneven ground, a trench, a tank, a rock face, or several hundred metres of bush, the requirements change completely. Then ask whether a spinal injury is a realistic possibility, because that single factor changes the equipment more than anything else. Finally, ask how many people would be available to carry, since a stretcher that needs four trained responders is not much use on a site that has two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those answers narrow the field quickly, and they are the reason First Aid Canada carries several different families of stretcher rather than one universal model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Folding stretchers, the workplace standard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For most indoor workplaces, a folding pole stretcher is the sensible choice. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/product\/single-fold-stretcher\/\">The Single-Fold Stretcher <\/a>is built on lightweight aluminum poles with heavy duty tubular construction, cross spreaders, rubber hand grips, and a durable vinyl coated nylon bed, and it is rated to three hundred pounds. It is made in Canada, stores flat against a wall or inside a cabinet, and is simple enough that people can use it correctly without extensive training. Optional accessories include a carrying bag and a wall cabinet, which is worth adding if the stretcher will otherwise end up leaning in a corner collecting dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/product\/double-fold-stretcher\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/product\/double-fold-stretcher\/\">The Double-Fold Stretcher<\/a> uses the same construction but folds both lengthwise and across its width, so it packs down considerably smaller. That matters more than it sounds in a compact first aid room, a service vehicle, or a facility where the stretcher needs to live close to the work rather than in a distant storage area. It also has matching bag and cabinet options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both suit manufacturing plants, warehouses, schools, offices, arenas, event venues, and staffed first aid stations, where the likely job is moving a conscious and stable patient across a flat floor to a waiting ambulance. For larger facilities, First Aid Canada also offers a single fold stretcher with collapsible wheels and legs, which lets two people wheel a patient down a corridor rather than carrying the full weight the entire way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Backboards and scoop stretchers, when the spine is the concern<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Folding stretchers are for transport. When the concern is a possible spinal injury, the requirement shifts from carrying to immobilizing, and that calls for different equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A plastic spinal backboard is a rigid, foam filled board with a smooth surface designed to slide a patient across with minimal movement, and it works with head immobilizers and restraint straps. It is the familiar choice for pools and aquatic centres, sports facilities, industrial first aid teams, and anywhere a fall from height is plausible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A scoop stretcher solves a related problem differently. Instead of rolling a patient onto a board, it separates into two halves that are worked in from either side and locked together underneath, so the person can be lifted with very little repositioning. That is a genuine advantage in tight spaces, in a stairwell, or when responders are not confident performing a log roll. Emergency response teams, larger industrial sites, and organizations with trained medical personnel tend to be the ones using it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Basket stretchers, for ground that fights back<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the route leaves smooth flooring, a flat stretcher becomes a liability. A basket stretcher, sometimes called a litter, encloses the patient in a rigid shell so they can be strapped in and carried across broken ground, lifted over obstacles, or raised and lowered vertically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/product\/steel-basket-stretcher\/\">The Steel Basket Stretcher <\/a>is the rugged, straightforward option in this category. It uses a carbon steel frame with Durathene netting rather than old style wire, so it will not rust and lets air and water pass straight through the patient compartment, which matters in wet or marine conditions. The rectangular model accepts any backboard, it comes with three patient restraint straps, and it has been tested to and beyond a nine hundred pound static threshold. A mattress, lifting bridle set, and spinal backboard are all available separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For teams that need a full patient packaging system rather than a carrying frame, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/product\/basket-litter-stretcher-w-aluminum-frame-plastic-shell-bed-insert-restraint-straps-lifting-bridle\/\">Basket Litter Stretcher<\/a> with aluminum frame, plastic shell, and restraint straps is a step up. It pairs a lightweight aluminum frame with a heavy duty polyethylene shell and a spring suspended bed, which is what absorbs shock when a patient is carried over rough terrain rather than transmitting every jolt into the injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fuller configuration, which adds a bed insert and lifting bridle, is the one built for serious extrication. It includes a double security envelopment system with shoulder straps, patient over flaps, an adjustable padded pelvic harness, head and chin immobilizing flaps, side release securing straps, foot and ankle straps, and four nylon lifting straps, which together allow a patient to be moved in any orientation. The frame supports well over a thousand kilograms, the lifting straps are rated higher still, and it is built to work from roughly minus fifty to plus eighty two degrees Celsius. The bed insert can be used alongside a spinal backboard and splints, so immobilization and extraction happen in one package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are the stretchers for mining, forestry, utilities, wind and telecom structures, construction, marine and offshore work, parks and conservation authorities, and industrial sites with pits, tanks, or elevated platforms. If a rescue plan involves the words hoist, rope, or helicopter, this is the category to be shopping in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rescue systems for confined spaces and long drags<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some environments will not accommodate a rigid stretcher at all. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstaidcanada.com\/fr\/product\/sked-stretcher-basic-rescue-system\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/firstaidcanada.com\/product\/sked-stretcher-basic-rescue-system\/\">The Sked Stretcher Basic Rescue System <\/a>exists for exactly that situation. It is a flexible plastic sheet that wraps around the patient and can be dragged through a narrow passage, slid across ground, or hoisted either horizontally or vertically. It is temperature resistant, it rolls up small enough to store where a basket litter never could, and the basic system arrives with horizontal lift slings, a vertical lift sling, a tow strap, supplementary webbing handles, a locking carabiner, and a backpack towing harness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confined space entry programs, tunnelling, tank and vessel work, grain handling, and industrial maintenance crews are the obvious users. Any organization whose permit paperwork includes a confined space rescue plan should be looking here rather than at a folding stretcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Manta style rescue aid serves a simpler but related purpose. It is a flexible drag device rather than a carry device, designed to pull someone clear of immediate danger quickly, over a short distance, with a single rescuer. That suits industrial floors, vehicle and equipment work, and any situation where getting the person away from the hazard has to happen before anything else can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stairs, buildings, and the chair combination<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One scenario catches organizations off guard more than any other, which is a multi storey building with narrow stairwells. A standard stretcher is awkward on stairs and sometimes impossible on a switchback landing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A stretcher and chair combination solves this by working as both, with a high back chair configuration and an adjustable backrest so a conscious patient can be carried down seated and then laid flat once the route opens up. Long term care homes, hotels, office towers, apartment buildings, and health care facilities are the typical users, and it often turns out to be the most practical piece of equipment in the building despite being the least expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The accessories are not optional extras<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A stretcher without straps is a flat surface with handles. Restraint straps, head immobilizers, backboard compatibility, mattresses and bed inserts, blankets, dust covers, and a proper bag or wall cabinet all determine whether the equipment can be used safely and whether it will be in usable condition when someone reaches for it. First Aid Canada stocks these alongside the stretchers for that reason, and the cabinet or bag in particular is worth the small outlay, since a stretcher stored properly stays clean, visible, and where people expect it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same applies to the people. Stretcher use, spinal precautions, and safe patient handling are covered in higher level first aid training, and equipment bought without that training tends to sit unused or get used badly. First Aid Canada delivers Standard First Aid and other courses on site across Canada, which is the practical way to make sure the equipment and the capability arrive together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compare the full range of stretchers, backboards, rescue systems, and accessories at firstaidcanada.com\/product-category\/equipment\/stretchers-accessories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FAQ<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What type of stretcher does a workplace need?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It depends on the route a casualty would take out of the site. Flat indoor floors are well served by a folding stretcher, stairs suit a stretcher and chair combination, rough or elevated terrain calls for a basket stretcher, and confined spaces need a flexible rescue system. Where spinal injury is a realistic risk, a backboard or scoop stretcher is the right starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is the difference between a folding stretcher and a basket stretcher?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A folding stretcher is a lightweight aluminum pole and fabric design for carrying someone across flat ground, and it stores compactly in a first aid room. A basket stretcher encloses the patient in a rigid shell with restraint straps so they can be secured and moved over rough terrain, through brush, ice, or snow, or lifted vertically with a bridle, which is why it is used in mining, forestry, utilities, construction, and marine work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do stretchers require training to use?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, in practical terms. Moving an injured person carries a real risk of worsening the injury, and safe patient handling and spinal precautions are covered in higher level first aid courses. First Aid Canada delivers Standard First Aid and other training on site so responders are prepared to use the equipment their workplace has bought.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stretcher is usually the last thing a workplace buys and the first thing it wishes it had thought about properly. 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