A foldup patient-evacuation sled, comprising; a bottom sheet having a head end and a foot end; a foam mattress disposed above the bottom sheet; a patient support sheet disposed above the mattress, wherein the bottom sheet, the mattress, and the patient support sheet form a sandwiched bottom, a sandwiched left side, and a sandwiched right side, wherein the sandwiched left side and the sandwiched right side are dimensioned to respectively enclose at least portions of left and right sides of a patient lying on the sandwiched bottom, and wherein the bottom sheet and the patient support sheet at left and right peripheral portions form a left margin sandwich portion and a right margin sandwich portion; a foot section coupled to the bottom sheet and dimensioned to substantially enclose the patient's feet and calves when the foot section is folded upward over the calves of the patient, the foot section being configured to fit beneath the sandwiched left side and the sandwiched right side when the patient is strapped within the sled; a left-side knee loop handle affixed to the bottom sheet at the left side of the sled, and a right-side knee loop handle affixed to the bottom sheet at the right side of the sled; a left horizontal knee strap portion affixed to the bottom sheet at the left margin sandwich portion in between the ends of the left-side knee loop handle; a right horizontal knee strap portion affixed to the bottom sheet at the right margin sandwich portion in between ends of the right-side knee loop handle; a plurality of spinal boards (60, 62, 63) disposed substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sled, each spinal board being disposed above the bottom sheet and spaced apart from each other so that the sled may be folded in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the plurality of spinal boards being disposed closer to a head end of the sled than a foot end of the sled; at least one anti-wear sheet disposed on a bottom surface of the bottom sheet, the at least one anti-wear sheet being disposed more toward the head end of the sled than the foot end of the sled; and a plurality of wheel assemblies mounted on each spinal board, each wheel assembly having a wheel portion extending through respective holes in the bottom sheet. a bottom sheet having a head end and a foot end; a foam mattress disposed above the bottom sheet; a patient support sheet disposed above the mattress, wherein the bottom sheet, the mattress, and the patient support sheet form a sandwiched bottom, a sandwiched left side, and a sandwiched right side, wherein the sandwiched left side and the sandwiched right side are dimensioned to respectively enclose at least portions of left and right sides of a patient lying on the sandwiched bottom, and wherein the bottom sheet and the patient support sheet at left and right peripheral portions form a left margin sandwich portion and a right margin sandwich portion; a foot section coupled to the bottom sheet and dimensioned to substantially enclose the patient's feet and calves when the foot section is folded upward over the calves of the patient, the foot section being configured to fit beneath the sandwiched left side and the sandwiched right side when the patient is strapped within the sled; a left-side knee loop handle affixed to the bottom sheet at the left side of the sled, and a right-side knee loop handle affixed to the bottom sheet at the right side of the sled; a left horizontal knee strap portion affixed to the bottom sheet at the left margin sandwich portion in between the ends of the left-side knee loop handle; a right horizontal knee strap portion affixed to the bottom sheet at the right margin sandwich portion in between ends of the right-side knee loop handle; a plurality of spinal boards (60, 62, 63) disposed substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the sled, each spinal board being disposed above the bottom sheet and spaced apart from each other so that the sled may be folded in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the plurality of spinal boards being disposed closer to a head end of the sled than a foot end of the sled; at least one anti-wear sheet disposed on a bottom surface of the bottom sheet, the at least one anti-wear sheet being disposed more toward the head end of the sled than the foot end of the sled; and a plurality of wheel assemblies mounted on each spinal board, each wheel assembly having a wheel portion extending through respective holes in the bottom sheet.