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A light tubular framework, attachable to a standard ambulance stretcher by known mechanical fittings, supports at least one shelf above a patient on the stretcher, to provide support for vital life support equipment that must accompany the patient as he or she is transported on the stretcher. The fr

A light tubular framework, attachable to a standard ambulance stretcher by known mechanical fittings, supports at least one shelf above a patient on the stretcher, to provide support for vital life support equipment that must accompany the patient as he or she is transported on the stretcher. The framework is structured to provide considerable bracing and secure mounting thereon of critical life support equipment, so that the stretcher may be safely moved over broken or uneven surfaces without dislodging the equipment. In one aspect of the invention, an aditional support surface is provided by readily detachable connection of a shelf-like element to the stretcher bracing crossbars adjacent its wheels to temporarily support heavy elements of equipment thereon. The height of the structure is selected such that, even with equipment mounted thereon, a stretcher improved by the addition of the invented apparatus can be readily loaded into or removed from a standard ambulance without any interference with parts threof by a single attendant.

대표청구항 ▼

Apparatus mountable to a standard collapsible ambulance-type stretcher by known fittings, for securely holding elements of critical care equipment in close proximity to or connected to a patient lying on the stretcher, during transportation of the stretcher on its own wheels or inside an ambulance,

Apparatus mountable to a standard collapsible ambulance-type stretcher by known fittings, for securely holding elements of critical care equipment in close proximity to or connected to a patient lying on the stretcher, during transportation of the stretcher on its own wheels or inside an ambulance, the system comprising: a framework, comprising first and second pairs of support legs and one bracing leg, each of said support legs and bracing leg having a vertical portion with a lower end attachable by said known fittings to a portion of the stretcher and each having an inclined portion with an upper end attached to a first equipment support rack, said lower ends of said first and second pairs of support legs being positioned adjacent the normal location of the feet of the patient lying on the stretcher with the upper ends of each of said pairs of support legs being located forwardly thereof, with the lower end of said bracing leg being attached to said stretcher closest to the head of said patient and on that side of the stretcher that is opposite the side from which the patient is normally transferred to or from the stretcher.