Evacuating patients or people who have to be carried out during emergencies such as fire accidents or earthquakes can be the biggest challenge in hospitals or high rise buildings. In such situations, patients or people who cannot walk can be evacuated through the staircase by using an evacuation mattress especially in buildings with narrow or spiral staircases where evacuation chairs cannot be used. It is also useful for patients who are unconscious or who may find it difficult to get into the evacuation chair. In such scenarios the evacuation mattress can be safely and effectively used to evacuate people across all types of terrain.