Casualty movement is where good medicine goes to die. The tourniquet is on, the airway is managed — and then the patient has to come out of a ditch, a stairwell, a treeline, or a hot zone. The rigid litter is racked on the apparatus that isn't here. The soft drag sheet is in the bag, but it loads the casualty with every rock it crosses and takes two people to make progress.
Can you get a casualty out of where they actually fell using only what's in your vehicle right now?
The FDLS is the middle path. You get the sliding surface and spinal-neutral support of a rigid platform in a package that stores flat behind a seat, in a trunk, in a cache bin, or lashed to a pack. Nothing to assemble, no poles to seat, no bag to unroll and fight open. Unfold it, roll or lift the casualty on, run the four straps, and either drag it out solo or put up to eight hands on the handles and carry.
Built To Move A Casualty, Not Just Hold One
Seconds From Fold To Flat
Flat-fold construction opens straight to a full 78-inch platform. No poles to seat, no frame to lock, no bag to fight.
Rigid ABS Underside
A hard base slides across dirt, gravel, grass, stairs, and rubble rather than catching on it — the difference between dragging a patient and dragging the ground with them.
Four G-Hook Restraint Straps
Positive casualty capture across the torso and legs so the patient stays on the platform through drags, lifts, and grade changes.
Eight Carry Handles
Four per side spreads the load across a two-, four-, or six-person carry and gives you options when the corridor won't allow a straight lift.
Dedicated Head-End Drag Loop
Single-rescuer extraction to cover. One point of pull, aligned with the long axis of the patient, so the load tracks straight behind you.
Wipe-Clean Rubberized Top
Non-porous patient surface decontaminates between uses instead of absorbing blood and body fluid the way bare nylon webbing does.
Know The Rating Before You Need It
The FDLS carries a manufacturer-stated maximum load of 300 lb. That is a real ceiling and we are not going to bury it in a spec table. A 300 lb rating covers the majority of adult casualties, but it does not cover a large patient in full kit, and it does not cover a bariatric evacuation. If your response profile includes armored patrol officers in plates, firefighters in structural gear, or bariatric transport, spec a higher-rated rigid platform for those calls and carry the FDLS as your rapid, always-present option. Match the platform to the load — that decision gets made in the planning phase, not in the stairwell.
Who Carries It
Tactical Medics & TEMS — a rigid-base extraction platform that actually fits in the vehicle you rolled in, for care-under-fire and tactical field care movement.
EMS & Rescue Task Force — warm-zone casualty movement to the casualty collection point without waiting on a stair chair or long backboard.
Search & Rescue and Disaster Response — a sliding surface for uneven ground where wheeled transport is not an option.
Preparedness & Field Caches — flat-stores in a bin, a truck, a range box, or a school MCI cache and stays ready without maintenance.
Movement Is One Step — Build The Rest Of The Chain
A litter moves the patient. It does not treat them. And the M11 aid bag — same manufacturer — carries a rear pocket built for this exact stretcher, so the treatment kit and the extraction platform travel as one load.
Stage It Before You Need It
The extraction plan you didn't stock is the one you'll improvise under stress. Put a rigid platform in the vehicle now. Shipped from a clinician-founded, veteran-led team.
Key Specifications
| Manufacturer | 6:8 Medical Solutions |
| Part Number | FDLS |
| Open Dimensions | 78 in (L) × 18 in (W) |
| Folded Dimensions | 18 in (H) × 10 in (W) × 1.5 in (D) |
| Weight | 5.9 lb (95 oz) |
| Maximum Load | 300 lb (manufacturer-stated) |
| Top Material | Rubberized fabric — wipe-clean patient surface |
| Bottom Material | Rigid ABS |
| Carry Handles | 8 (4 per side) |
| Securing Straps | 4 × G-hook straps |
| Drag Provision | Dedicated drag loop at head end |
| Bag Compatibility | Fits the rear FDLS pocket on the 6:8 Medical Solutions M11 Modular Medical Aid Bag (sold separately) |
| Color | Black |
| Medical Supplies | Not included — transport platform only |
When to Choose the Foldable Drag Litter Stretcher
- Vehicle-Carried Extraction — At 18 × 10 × 1.5 in folded, it stows behind a patrol seat, in a trunk well, or in a POV without displacing anything else. The stretcher that ships with the vehicle is the stretcher that shows up.
- Integrated Aid-Bag Carry — Slots into the rear FDLS pocket on the M11 Modular Medical Aid Bag so a single responder carries treatment kit and casualty-movement platform in one load, with nothing lashed to the outside.
- Single-Rescuer Movement to Cover — The head-end drag loop plus a rigid sliding base lets one responder move a secured casualty out of a threat area without waiting on a carry team.
- Rough or Wheel-Hostile Terrain — Gravel, grass, mud, stairs, and rubble where a wheeled cot or stair chair stops working and a soft drag sheet snags.
- MCI and Cache Pre-Staging — Flat-fold storage means you can stack multiple units in a school, stadium, worksite, or range cache and pull them as a set during a multi-casualty event.
Foldable Drag Litter Stretcher vs. The Alternatives
- vs. Soft Poleless Litters — Fabric poleless litters pack smaller and weigh less, but they conform to the ground and transmit terrain straight into the patient. The FDLS trades a few pounds for a rigid base that slides and supports. Choose soft when weight is the binding constraint; choose the FDLS when you expect to drag.
- vs. Rigid Folding Litters (TALON II class) — Full rigid litters offer higher load ratings and true two-person carry ergonomics, at four times the price and a footprint that lives on apparatus, not in a trunk. The FDLS is the always-with-you option, not the ambulance-grade replacement.
- vs. Roll-Up Rescue Stretchers (Sked class) — Roll-up systems are purpose-built for technical, confined-space, and high-angle rigging with vertical hoist capability. The FDLS does not do rigging. If your mission is rope rescue, buy the rigging platform; if it's ground extraction, the FDLS deploys faster and stores flatter.
- vs. Disposable Carry Litters — Single-use litters are the cheapest way to stock a high unit count for surge capacity, with no drag surface and no reuse. The FDLS is the durable, repeatedly-deployable option for the responders who move first.
Frequently Asked Questions — Foldable Drag Litter Stretcher
Q: What is the maximum patient weight?
A: 300 lb, manufacturer-stated. That covers most adult casualties but not a large patient in body armor or structural firefighting gear, and not bariatric transport. Spec a higher-rated rigid platform for those profiles.
Q: How small does it fold?
A: 18 in tall × 10 in wide × 1.5 in deep — roughly a laptop footprint. It stores flat behind a vehicle seat, in a trunk organizer, in a cache bin, or strapped to the outside of a pack. Open, it is a 78 × 18 in platform.
Q: Does it fit the M11 Modular Medical Aid Bag?
A: Yes. The M11 from 6:8 Medical Solutions carries a rear pocket built specifically for the Foldable Drag Litter Stretcher, so the stretcher rides flat against the back panel of the bag rather than being lashed to the outside. The two are sold separately; the M11 ships without the stretcher.
Q: Can one person drag a casualty with it?
A: Yes — that is what the dedicated head-end drag loop and rigid ABS underside are for. Secure the casualty with all four G-hook straps before dragging, and pull along the long axis of the stretcher so the load tracks straight rather than yawing.
Q: Does it provide spinal immobilization?
A: No. The FDLS is a casualty transport and extraction platform, not a spinal immobilization device. The rigid base provides a supportive, non-conforming surface, but it is not a substitute for a long spine board, vacuum mattress, or the immobilization protocol your agency operates under.
Q: How is it cleaned between uses?
A: The rubberized top surface is non-porous and wipes down with your agency's approved surface disinfectant. Follow your organization's bloodborne pathogen and equipment decontamination policy for contact time and documentation.
Q: Does it come with medical supplies?
A: No. It ships as the transport platform only. Tourniquets, hemostatic dressings, chest seals, and hypothermia management are sold separately and loaded to your protocol.
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