The Stokes litter is ______-righting.

The Stokes litter is ______-righting.

• A. Self-righting
• B. Manual-righting
• C. Auto-righting
• D. Non righting

Answer: (A)

Self-righting is the idea being tested here. The Stokes litter is built with buoyant materials and a design that cause it to rotate back to an upright position if it is flipped over in water. This automatic reorientation keeps the patient on or near the surface, making breathing easier and giving rescuers ready access from above without needing someone to flip it back manually. This isn’t about requiring someone to right the litter—no external effort is needed. It also isn’t a non-righting device, which would stay inverted or misaligned. While some equipment descriptions might use terms like auto-righting, in typical training language the safe, established term for this behavior is self-righting.

Self-righting is the idea being tested here. The Stokes litter is built with buoyant materials and a design that cause it to rotate back to an upright position if it is flipped over in water. This automatic reorientation keeps the patient on or near the surface, making breathing easier and giving rescuers ready access from above without needing someone to flip it back manually.

This isn’t about requiring someone to right the litter—no external effort is needed. It also isn’t a non-righting device, which would stay inverted or misaligned. While some equipment descriptions might use terms like auto-righting, in typical training language the safe, established term for this behavior is self-righting.