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The ready-made toboggan.—An eight-foot, flat, wooden, ready-made toboggan is by far the best method of transportation for the injured. Before starting any long haul of an injured man, the party should consider skiing out to get such a toboggan, with a crew of several skiers to handle it. A sled with runners is drier and warmer than a flat toboggan, but is too high for stability on difficult terrain and is of no use in soft snow. Metal toboggans are too cold unless covered. A rigid toboggan should never be used as a splint for a broken pelvis, back, or neck. Such an injury must be splinted with skis (see p. 151). |
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