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MARSARS Ice Rescue Shuttle Demo

	Ice Rescue Safety Sled, Model IRSS	Developed as a safer, gentler extrication device that reduces rescuer's physical risk. Minimizes patient handling and physical stress caused from ice extrication.	IRSS
	Minimal Hull Contact Speeds Response	Shuttle disburses rescuer's weight, reduces thin-ice fall through. Unit features built-in ice awls that rescue technician uses to pull oneself across unstable ice.
	Rescuer Remains A Safe Distance Away	By staying a safe 7-8' distance away from victim. Rescuer avoids breaking victim's thin, unstable ice mantle which is victim's ONLY means of support.
	Reduced Risk of Injury	Some immersed victims display aggression. This altered level of consciousness places both victim and rescuer at risk. Extending an empty device for self-rescue reduces risk.
	Extends as Reaching Device	Modern American lifesaving techniques require that a buoyant flotation device be placed between the rescuer and victim.
	Device is Self-Rescue Friendly	Victims possessing the ability to assist in their own rescue are directed to place both forearms through a yellow loop. Extricate victim effortlessly by a built in pulley system.
	Effortlessly Extricate Large Adults
	Victim Pulled Aboard Safely From Shore	With victim's forearm(s) through arm sling, rescuer signals line tender to pull patient's body atop device. Shore based safety line connects to Shuttle's 4:1 ratio pulley system.
	Victim's Body Is Pulled Atop Gently	Rescue-end of Shuttle becomes heavy as patient's weight is applied. Greater body weight causes ice mantle to break beneath rescue-end, submerging unit under victim.
	Minimal Patient Handling	As more of victim's weight is applied to rescue end, more ice breaks beneath unit, further lowering device, minimizing physical stress, and force needed to pull patient atop
	Completely Protects Patient's Torso	This view demonstrates how Rescue Shuttle's hull shields patient's body from any potential physical danger imposed by rough handling.
	Minimize Ice Breakage	Fast return. Rescuer holds large handles at Shuttle's roller end. Rescuer and victims' widely disbursed body weight prevents unit from breaking additional unstable ice.
	Sling Secures Semi-Conscious Victim	Cold Water Rescue Sling is used to fasten a passive, semi-conscious patient to Shuttle's hauling tackle. Rescue Sling provides buoyancy and security if unit capsizes.
	Lightweight and Portable	One person portable. Weighing between 30-40 pounds, well within U.S. portability standards for one person.
	Minimal Patient Handling	Transport victim from extrication point to awaiting ambulance. Six large carry handles facilitate gentle overland transportation of a hypothermic patient. Optional restraint straps
	Practical Year-Round Use	All MARSARS ice rescue Shuttles can be utilized as overland transport boards. Rescue Shuttles feature a three-point restraint system for chest, navel, and knees.
	Tunneled Hull Reduces Friction	Bottom view of Ice Rescue Safety Shuttle's tunnel-shaped hull. Minimal surface contact with deteriorating ice, slush, or snow results in less drag, greater surface speed.
	Minimal Ice Contact Speeds Response
	Buoyant Foam Filled Hull	Interior hull cavity completely filled with 2 pound density foam. Tunnel shaped hull increases speed by reducing friction.
	Body Roller Minimizes Rough Handling	This state-of-the-art ice rescue device features a built-in body roller. Body roller diminishes victim's physical stress caused during extrication from freezing cold water.
	Self-Rescue Forearm Sling
	Compact Storage	The size of the Ice Rescue Shuttle permits easy horizontal or vertical storage. Fits most transverse compartments found in modern emergency response vehicles.
	Ice Rescue Safety Shuttle Specifications

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