Patent ID: 8919843

Claim:
A device for removing an accident victim in a life-threatening situation, enabling a rescuer ( 5 ) to support and remove the victim ( 4 ), comprising an elongate, soft, flexible body ( 1 ) having a central zone ( 2 ) and two tapered ends ( 3 ); wherein the central zone ( 2 ) is thicker than the two tapered ends ( 3 ); wherein the elongate, soft, flexible body ( 1 ) consists of a highly resistant and adaptable rubber foam base, and a highly deformable plastic cover which entirely covers said highly resistant and adaptable rubber foam base, said highly deformable plastic cover covering only said highly resistant and adaptable rubber foam base; and wherein the highly deformable plastic cover is unitary and tube-shaped, and has a length such that a neck of the victim is completely surrounded and substantially immobilized and the two tapered ends extend under respective armpits of the victim, during a removal of the victim; and, wherein the central zone ( 2 ) of the elongate, soft, flexible body ( 1 ) has a width such that the central zone ( 2 ) is fitted between a chin and an upper chest region of the victim, and the neck of the victim is substantially immobilized during the removal of the victim.