TSG Associates showcase next-generation stretcher
Amidst the various new technologies on offer at the Security & Counter Terror Expo held in London from 5-6 March 2019, TSG Associates revealed an improved version of the stretcher system currently in use with not only the British Army, but also Dutch Special Forces.
Designed in preparation for a UK MoD tender due later this year, the Xtract SR weighs just over 3kg and is capable of being packed down to a 9”x22” roll. Rated to a capacity of 300kg, a casualty can be mounted in the stretcher in approximately 30 seconds.
The Xtract SR is designed to cope
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