1988-08-19
1990-11-20
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128DIG24, 128165, 128870, A61F 1300
Patent
active
049710478
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention relates to an apparatus for treating burns and other wounds upon human beings.
In providing emergency treatment to a burns patient, it is desirable to provide a protective (preferably sterile) environment around the wounded portion of the patient while he or she is transported from the accident scene to a hospital or other location at which proper medical treatment can be provided.
The present invention seeks to provide an apparatus for treating burns and other wounds which can provide a protective environment into which a burns patient may be placed while he or she is transported to another location for further treatment.
In one form the invention resides in an apparatus for treating burns and other wounds comprising a bag having a wall defining a space to receive at least part of the body of a burns patient, the bag including a fluid permeable portion so arranged as to be upwardly facing when the bag is in use.
With this arrangement, liquid (such as a saline solution which may provide relief to the patient) can be introduced into the space within the bag through the fluid permeable portion.
Preferably, the wall of the bag includes a first portion of a construction impervious to liquid and a second portion which is at last partially detachable from the first portion to provide access to the space within the bag, said second portion comprising said fluid permeable portion.
Preferably, the bag is constructed to receive the torso, and limbs of the burns patient, said second portion being elongated and permanently secured at one end thereof to the first portion, and fastening means being provided to releasably attach the two longitudinal sides of the second portion to the first portion.
Preferably, said fastening means also releasably attaches the other end of the second portion to the first portion of the bag.
The invention will be better understood by reference to the following description of one specific embodiment thereof as shown in the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a treatment apparatus according to the embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view along the line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a first accessory device for use with the embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a second accessory device for use With the embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a third accessory device for use with the embodiment.
The embodiment shown in the drawings is directed to apparatus for providing emergency treatment to a burns patient at the scene of the accident. The device enables the burns patient to be maintained in a protective environment which is substantially sterile while being transported to a hospital or other location for proper medical treatment.
The apparatus comprises a bag 11 having a foot end 13 and a head end 14. The bag has a wall 15 defining a space 16 which is arranged to receive the torso and limbs of the burns patient with the head of the burns patient projecting beyond the head end 14. A hood 17 is attached to the bag for receiving the head of the burns patient.
The wall 15 of the bag 11 comprises a first portion 21 and a second portion 22. The second portion 22 is so arranged as to be upwardly facing when the bag is in use; that is, when a patient is in a supine position within the bag.
The first portion 21 of the bag Wall is formed of a flexible waterproof material lined internally with a material such as Melolin, which can hold fluid in suspension and which does not adhere to wounds upon the body of the patient.
The second portion 22 of the bag wall is made of fluid permeable material such as Melolin.
The second portion 22 is partially detachable from the first portion to provide access to the space 16 within the bag. More particularly, the second portion 22 extends along substantially the full length of the bag and is permanently secured at one end 23 thereof to the first portion 21 at or near the foot end 13 of the bag. A fastening means 25 is provided to releasably attach the two longitudinal sides 27 and the other end
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Kanzler Graham L. B.
Salmon-Lomas Mary M.
Hafer Robert A.
Rooney Kevin G.
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