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A system related to providing a rescue sled vehicle to move an injured or wounded person from a hostile ‘battlefield condition’ environment to a safer environment for medical triage. The rescue sled comprises flexible hinged sections allowing for serpentine movement as well as vertical flexible move

A system related to providing a rescue sled vehicle to move an injured or wounded person from a hostile ‘battlefield condition’ environment to a safer environment for medical triage. The rescue sled comprises flexible hinged sections allowing for serpentine movement as well as vertical flexible movement to assist in rescue operations needing extraction from almost any type of structure or environment, particularly narrow areas and/or sloped ground/stairs. Further, the rescue sled is single rescuer carryable while providing the rescuer hands-free operation during entrance and exit operations.

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1. A rescue sled system, relating to transport by at least one rescuer of at least one incapacitated person in at least one environment under emergency conditions, comprising: a) at least one support provider, having a plurality of segments, structured and arranged to provide at least one support fo

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A rescue sled system, relating to transport by at least one rescuer of at least one incapacitated person in at least one environment under emergency conditions, comprising: a) at least one support provider, having a plurality of segments, structured and arranged to provide at least one support for the at least one incapacitated person during transport;b) at least one segmental divider structured and arranged to divide said at least one support provider into said plurality of segments;c) at least one segmental serial connector structured and arranged to serially connect said plurality of segments; andd) at least one body securer structured and arranged to secure the at least one incapacitated person to said at least one support provider;e) wherein said plurality of segments serially connected comprise a series of single segments structured and arranged to allow geometric movement of a respective said segment of said plurality of segments relative to adjacent said segments in series; andf) wherein said at least one support provider further comprises i) at least one deployed configuration structured and arranged to support substantially a full body length of the at least one incapacitated person, andii) at least one stowed configuration comprising at least one reduced physical formation structured and arranged to assist body-supported transport of said at least one support provider,iii) wherein at least one rescuer may body-supported transport said at least one support provider in said at least one stowed configuration, deploy said at least one support provider in said at least one deployed configuration and transport the at least one incapacitated person; andg) at least one forward pull strap structured and arranged to assist such transport of the at least one incapacitated person by the application of at least one pulling force on said at least one support provider;h) wherein said at least one forward pull strap comprises at least one first body engager structured and arranged to engage the body of at least one first rescuer to assist such pulling; andi) at least one trailing lift strap structured and arranged to assist such transport of the at least one incapacitated person by the application of at least one lifting force on said at least one support provider;j) wherein said at least one trailing lift strap comprises at least one second body engager structured and arranged to engage the body of at least one second rescuer; andk) wherein said plurality of segments further comprises i) at least one leading segment associated with support of a head region of the at least one incapacitated person, andii) at least one trailing segment associated with support of a foot region of the at least one incapacitated person; and1) at least one intermediate segment disposed between said at least one leading segment and said at least one trailing segment;m) wherein said at least one trailing segment is configured to be arrangeable in at least one compact nested position adjacent said at least one intermediate segment;n) wherein said at least one intermediate segment is configured to be arrangeable in at least one compact nested position adjacent said at least one leading segment; ando) wherein when said at least one trailing segment is in at least one compact nested position adjacent said at least one intermediate segment and, said at least one intermediate segment is in the at least one compact nested position adjacent said at least one leading segment, said at least one stowed configuration is achieved. 2. The rescue sled system, according to claim 1, wherein said at least one support provider further comprises: a) at least one stability provider structured and arranged to provide longitudinal stability to said at least one support provider;b) wherein said at least one body securer and said at least one support provider, when coupled with the at least one incapacitated person, together comprise said at least one stability provider. 3. The rescue sled system, according to claim 1, wherein said at least one segmental serial connector comprises at least one multi-axis pivot structured and arranged to assist pivoting of adjacent said segments around at least one first axis and at least one second axis. 4. The rescue sled system, according to claim 3, wherein: a) said at least one multi-axis pivot is structured and arranged to assist pivoting of adjacent said segments around at least one first axis in at least one first direction; andb) said at least one multi-axis pivot is structured and arranged to assist pivoting of adjacent said segments around at least one second axis in at least one second direction; andc) such at least one first direction is non-parallel to such at least one second direction. 5. The rescue sled system, according to claim 4, wherein: a) said at least one multi-axis pivot comprises at least one flexible strap structured and arranged to flexibly couple adjacent said segments; andb) said at least one flexible strap at least serially connects adjacent said segments. 6. The rescue sled system, according to claim 5, wherein said at least one flexible strap comprises at least one seat-belt-strength flexible strap. 7. The rescue sled system, according to claim 5, wherein: a) said at least one flexible strap is structured and arranged to permanently connect said segments; andb) each of said segments remains independently moveable relative to each other said segment when coupled. 8. The rescue sled system, according to claim 7, wherein said at least one flexible strap is structured and arranged to form at least one overlap portion between adjacent said segments to assist said at least one support provider to provide support continuity. 9. The rescue sled system, according to claim 1, wherein said least one support provider comprises four said segments, each said segments decreasing in transverse width from said at least one leading segment to said at least one trailing segment. 10. The rescue sled system, according to claim 1, wherein: a) each said segment is arranged to overlap, and be partially supported by, a proceeding adjacent said segments; andb) said segments are overlapped in an orientation assisting sliding of said segments during transport of the at least one incapacitated person when pulled by said at least one leading segment. 11. The rescue sled system, according to claim 1, wherein: a) said at least one forward pull strap is coupled to said at least one leading segment; andb) said at least one trailing lift strap is coupled to said at least one trailing segment. 12. The rescue sled system, according to claim 1, wherein at least one body securer further comprises at least one pair of opposed upwardly-projecting lateral walls structured and arranged to assist retention of the at least one incapacitated person during such transport. 13. A rescue sled system, relating to transport by at least one rescuer of at least one incapacitated person in at least one environment under emergency conditions, comprising: a) at least one support provider, having a plurality of segments, structured and arranged to provide at least one support for the at least one incapacitated person during transport;b) at least one segmental divider structured and arranged to divide said at least one support provider into said plurality of segments;c) at least one segmental serial connector structured and arranged to serially connect said plurality of segments; andd) at least one body securer structured and arranged to secure the at least one incapacitated person to said at least one support provider;e) wherein said plurality of segments comprises a series of single segments structured and arranged to allow geometric movement of a single segment of said plurality of segments relative to adjacent said single segments in series;f) wherein said at least one support provider further comprises i) at least one deployed configuration structured and arranged to support substantially a full body length of the at least one incapacitated person, andii) at least one stowed configuration comprising at least one reduced physical formation structured and arranged to assist body-supported transport of said at least one support provider;g) wherein at least one rescuer may body-supported transport said at least one support provider in said at least one stowed configuration, deploy said at least one support provider in said at least one deployed configuration and transport the at least one incapacitated person;h) at least one forward pull strap structured and arranged to assist such transport of the at least one incapacitated person by the application of at least one pulling force on said at least one support provider;i) wherein said at least one forward pull strap comprises at least one first body engager structured and arranged to engage the body of at least one first rescuer to assist such pulling;j) at least one trailing lift strap structured and arranged to assist such transport of the at least one incapacitated person by the application of at least one lifting force on said at least one support provider;k) wherein said at least one trailing lift strap comprises at least one second body engager structured and arranged to engage the body of at least one second rescuer;l) wherein said plurality of segments further comprises i) at least one leading segment associated with support of at least a head region of the at least one incapacitated person,ii) at least one trailing segment associated with support of at least a foot region of the at least one incapacitated person,iii) at least one intermediate segment disposed between said at least one leading segment and said at least one trailing segment,iv) wherein said at least one trailing segment is configured to be arrangeable in at least one compact nested position adjacent said at least one intermediate segment,v) wherein said at least one intermediate segment is configured to be arrangeable in at least one compact nested position adjacent said at least one leading segment, andvi) wherein when said at least one trailing segment is in at least one compact nested position adjacent said at least one intermediate segment and said at least one intermediate segment is in the at least one compact nested position adjacent said at least one leading segment, said at least one stowed configuration is achieved; andm) said at least one segmental serial connector comprises at least one multi-axis pivot structured and arranged to assist pivoting of adjacent said segments around at least one first axis and at least one second axis;n) wherein said at least one multi-axis pivot is structured and arranged to assist pivoting of adjacent said segments around such at least one first axis;o) wherein said at least one multi-axis pivot is structured and arranged to assist pivoting of adjacent said segments around such at least one second axis;p) wherein such at least one second axis is non-parallel to such at least one first axis;q) wherein said at least one multi-axis pivot comprises at least one flexible strap structured and arranged to flexibly couple adjacent said segments;r) wherein said at least one flexible strap at least serially connects adjacent said segments;s) wherein said at least one flexible strap is structured and arranged to permanently connect said segments; andt) wherein each of said segments remains independently moveable relative to each other said segment when coupled. 14. The rescue sled system, according to claim 13, wherein: a) said least one support provider comprises four said segments, each said segments decreasing in transverse width from said at least one leading segment to said at least one trailing segment;b) each said segment is arranged to overlap, and be partially supported by, a proceeding adjacent said segment; andc) said segments are overlapped in an orientation assisting sliding of said segments during transport of the at least one incapacitated person when pulled by said at least one leading segment. 15. The rescue sled system, according to claim 14, wherein at least one body securer further comprises: a) at least one body strap structured and arranged to strap at least the torso of the at least one incapacitated person; andb) at least one foot strap structured and arranged to strap at least one lower leg portion of the at least one incapacitated person.