1991-09-23
1993-01-19
Trettel, Michael F.
Beds
Field stretcher
5626, 5628, A61G 102
Patent
active
051797461
ABSTRACT:
A stretcher operated by one or more persons for transporting an injured patient and including a body board for supporting a patient's upper legs and body, a slide member received within the body board and extendible selected distances therefrom, and a base portion connected to the slide member opposite the body board for supporting a patient's feet and ankles. The body board has a pair of protective skids which slide on a subjacent supporting surface with the skids supporting the body board and base portion a selected distance above the supporting surface. Wheels rotably connected to the base portion support the stretcher when the stretcher is tilted relative to the supporting surface such that an individual may transport a patient on the stretcher. The wheels are supported above the skids and thus do not interfere with the sliding movement thereof. A pivotal foot rest is connected to the base portion and supports the patient when the stretcher is tilted about a transverse axis. Straps are provided to secure the patient to the stretcher and support the patient when the stretcher is tilted. An elongated handle assembly is pivotally connected to a selected end of the stretcher for controlling the sliding motion thereof down a steep incline. Flotation apparatus, detachably and reattachably connected to the body board, provide means for supporting the body board and a patient when the body board is placed in water. Apparatus for securing an oxygen tank to the stretcher is also provided and incudes a transparent cover for isolating portions of the oxygen tank from the patient's body.
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