METHOD OF EVACUATION OF VICTIMS Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A62B99/00 

FIELD: rescue equipment.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to methods of evacuation of victims from remote locations. The method of evacuation consists of the use of sanitary facilities in particular canvas belt with canvas lining and metal half-rings. The safety position sensors and shock-absorbing devices are located on the elements of the equipment of the job sites. A canvas belt in the form of a case is located on the operator's seat. The case is equipped with straps for attaching it to the seat, safety belts of the operator, rigid inserts to protect the vital organs from pinching, the elements of heating, coupling with external lifting means and transportation, immobilising shield. The elements of heating are made with the ability of their connection to the vehicle-borne power network of the machine. The case is unfastened from the seat; its upper part is connected through the half-rings and coupling elements to the external lifting means and it is preliminary tensioned using them, the victim's head is fixed relative to the upper part of the case. The victim's hands are placed along its body and tied up together with the body by the side panels of the case, straps for attaching and safety belts. The victim is moved by the lifting means to the exit (hatch of the machine), its body and the immobilising shield is straightened, for which the angle between its parts is increased from (80-90)° to (170-180)°. After that they are fixed against each other, the victim is removed by means of the lifting means.

EFFECT: method using a case and the immobilising shield enables to reduce 1,5-2-fold the time for evacuation of the victim from the tank.