In an emergency situation, as sports medical team’s job is to get a seriously injured player to help safely and quickly. The Spencer Basket Stretcher is the number one choice for sports teams and emergency services for evacuating injured individuals. It’s selling point is it’s universality, it is intended to be used when recovering an individual could be problematic for other stretchers. Situations such as water rescue, ground hoisting or fast recoveries and transfers that require side impact protection. If you have seen any injuries occur in major sporting events, you will have probably seen the Spencer stretcher in use. It is used in the Olympic Games, Premiership football and all other associations to get injured players off the pitch/field and get them treated asap. This piece of equipment is on the rugby union and rugby league mandatory medical equipment lists that elite teams must follow to ensure they comply with their sport’s national governing bodies to keep players safe at all times. Find the full list of mandatory equipment and drugs in our article Rugby Union and Rugby League Mandatory Medical Equipment: 2023 Update and What to Buy.
