Medical Transportation Device for Combat Rescue

About the Challenge

This Challenge is seeking innovative designs for a transportation device that
can be carried into a combat site by a single rescuer, quickly unpacked to load
an injured or deceased person, and used to safely evacuate the injured or
deceased person away from the combat zone and into a helicopter.

The current design is a collapsible medical stretcher that uses straps to
secure the patient, but straps are too slow to deploy in the field.  Any design
is acceptable as long as it meets all requirements; detailed Technical
Requirements are available in the full description.  Key improvements over
existing systems are: quick/simple loading of an injured person, ease for a
single rescuer (on foot) to safely transport the injured person across difficult
terrain, ability to support/stabilize the body’s vital functions, and overall
elegance/simplicity of the design.  The Seeker expects to prototype winning
designs; successful Solvers may be invited to engage in the design/prototyping
process