Ferno in pole position with SPED - new motorsport extrication solution

Ferno has officially launched a new state-of-the-art extrication and spinal immobilisation solution for motorsports developed in association with one of the sport's leading chief doctors to develop.
The Spinal Protection Extraction Device (SPED) has been designed with Dr Hajinder Chaggar, a Formula 1 and closed car extrication trainer and accredited FIM (International Motorcycling Federation) chief doctor.
Specially designed to access restricted areas, like the cockpit of a racing car, the SPED has been developed to quickly and safely rescue a driver from a vehicle after an accident.
At the end of June, the SPED was on standby at Elvington Airfield in Yorkshire when former science minister Lord Drayson broke the world land speed record for an electric car. The Labour peer, who runs his own motor racing team, Drayson Racing, reached 204.185 miles per hour behind the wheel of his prototype B12/69 electric vehicle, beating the previous record by almost 29mph. See original post here.
Our MD Jon Ellis said: “This is the ultimate device in motorsport extrication innovation and is a great leap forward in motorsport safety. It has been designed so that injured drivers can be transported from their crashed vehicle to hospital where they will undergo scans and x-rays without having to be moved from one medical device to another, reducing the risk of further trauma.
“Working closely with Dr Chaggar to ensure we developed a product which addressed the real needs of medical teams working at the forefront of motorsport, we have incorporated a series of technological features to make the SPED an efficient and more comfortable piece of kit for both doctor and patient.”
Low friction material has been used to assist doctors when maneuvering between driver and seat and innovative vacuum splint technology enables the device to become rigid and mould to the patient’s contours within seconds. Integral spinal stiffening ribs and integrated head immobilisation offers maximum support and reduce the risk of further injury during extrication and transportation. In addition, the SPED comes with seven lifting handles, providing more points of access for better, and safer, lifting maneuverability while a colour coded strapping system deploys from within so it does not disadvantage the user with loose straps and buckles.
Dr Chaggar has been working with Ferno for the past 18 months and has had a keen interest in sports medicine for the past 20 years, particularly in the field of motorsport trauma. He was the medical director for the Minardi Formula 1x2 programme, the Honda F1 Bonneville 400 world record, FMX jump off London’s Tower Bridge as well as working with Apex Circuit Design on the facility improvement programme.
Dr Chaggar is an observer member of the FIA medical commission and has lectured internationally on extrication techniques. He is the chief doctor for the UK rounds of the World Touring Car Championships and German touring car championship (DTM) and the medical delegate for the FIA Formula Two Championship, the East African Safari Classic Rally and global GT Academy.