An evacuation sheet is used to evacuate a person that is bedridden in the event of an emergency. These devices are mainly used in healthcare facilities, since most bedridden people can be found in these environments.
An evacuation sheet is placed between the mattress and the bed frame. It is permanently stored under the mattress and is therefore always accessible. This allows emergency services to react quickly when they have to evacuate someone from the bed. After the patient has been prepared for evacuation, he or she can be evacuated including the mattress. An evacuation sheet can be used for a horizontal and vertical evacuation. The latter means that you can also go down a flight of stairs.
An evacuation sheet is also popularly known as ‘rescue sheet’, ‘mattress evac sheet, ‘evac sheet’ or an ‘evacuation blanket’. A well-known evacuation sheet used by many healthcare institutions across the globe is the S-CAPEPOD®.
Below you will find a video showing how an evacuation sheet can be used in a real-life situation.
Who installs an evacuation sheet?
Evacuation sheets are mainly installed inside care facilities, such as:
- Hospitals
- Nursing homes
- Assisted-living facilities
- Psychiatric facilities
- Private hospital clinics
Training is essential
If you decide to install this kind of evacuation equipment, it’s important that employees know how to use it. It is therefore necessary to train the safe use. The real benefit of Evacuation Sheets is that they are extremely easy to use. Many healthcare facilities choose to make their own training videos, so that employees can be trained internally. An example is University Hospital Brussels. This hospital has installed evacuation sheets under all the mattresses.
The model they have chosen is the S-CAPEPOD Budget Model. You can see the video below:
Can you use an evacuation sheet with a pressure relief mattress?
Many users of evacuation sheets also wonder whether you can use it in combination with a pressure relief mattress. This is possible with some brands of evacuation sheet. You can contact the manufacturer and specify the type of mattress to see whether your evacuation sheet is suitable or not.
Below you will find another video of the S-CAPEPOD Standard Model being used with this particular mattress:
Would you like to receive more information on these rescue sheets?
Are you interested to use this kind of evacuation device in your facility? Or are you caring for patients who cannot get out of bed on their own? Evacuation sheets can help you to level up your emergency evacuation plan. You will also reduce the chance of having to leave people behind in the event of a calamity.
You can contact us for free advice on different kind of evac sheets. There is a suitable solution for every budget.