Coast Guard Litter

A litter is a  or basket designed to be used where there are obstacles to movement or other hazards: for example, in confined spaces, on slopes, in wooded terrain. Typically it is shaped to accommodate an adult in a  and it is used in  operations. The person is strapped into the basket, making safe evacuation possible. The person generally is further protected by a  and sometimes a , so as to immobilize the person and prevent further injury.

A litter essentially is a stretcher with sides (or just a raised edge) and a removable head/torso cover. They are most notably remembered from  and  images of  airmen or more recent  video clips of  injured people from isolated areas. Some will also recall the images from the TV shows  and  of fixed stretchers on either side of medical evacuation helicopters.

One widely used style of litter is the Stokes basket.

This item is vintage and suggested to be used as a PROP only.