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  2. Rescue toboggan - Wikipedia

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    A rescue toboggan, also known as a rescue sled [1] or emergency rescue sledge, [2] or by the Finnish word ahkio (also transliterated akia, ackja, akija, and akja), [3] is a carrier for transporting a person or goods on snowy or icy surfaces. It is used by mountain rescue or ski patrol teams to evacuate an injured skier or snowboarder. There are ...

  3. Ski patrol - Wikipedia

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    Ski patrols are organizations that provide medical, rescue, and hazard prevention services to the injured in ski area boundaries, or sometimes beyond into backcountry settings. Many have technical-medical certifications, such as Outdoor Emergency Care (OEC) [ 1 ] provided by the National Ski Patrol [ 2 ] (USA), that are specific to the winter ...

  4. National Ski Patrol - Wikipedia

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    While patrollers may provide first aid and assistance to ill or injured guests, they are not authorized to transport guests in rescue toboggans. Alpine Patroller and Nordic Patroller : are classifications used for patrollers who have passed OEC and have completed transportation education and are authorized to transport ill or injured guests in ...

  5. Skier permanently injured after rescue toboggan flips at ...

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    The employees operating the toboggan were going at an “excessive and unnecessary speed,” the lawsuit says. Skier permanently injured after rescue toboggan flips at resort, Colorado lawsuit ...

  6. Sled - Wikipedia

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    The pulk (or ahkio) is a traditional sled of the Lapland region, used for expeditions, mountain rescue, and cold weather military units to haul equipment, supplies, and passengers. Rescue toboggan, developed from the pulk; Stone boat, a farm vehicle used for moving heavy objects such as stones or haybales; can be towed by a tractor.

  7. A Million Little Things Recap: Of Toboggans and Tough Choices

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    The ol’ saying about things getting worse before they get better really gets a workout in this week’s A Million Little Things. Because it applies to what so many of the Friends of Jon are ...