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A transportable life support system is for use in a battlefield and mass casualty situations and includes a base, a stretcher and a canopy. The base incorporates medical equipment that includes a ventilator, an oxygen source, an environmental control unit, a suction unit, a plurality of physiologic

A transportable life support system is for use in a battlefield and mass casualty situations and includes a base, a stretcher and a canopy. The base incorporates medical equipment that includes a ventilator, an oxygen source, an environmental control unit, a suction unit, a plurality of physiologic sensors, a intravenous fluid pump, a drug infusion pump, and a defibrillator. The medical equipment is controlled by a computer contained within the base. A monitor displays the vitals signs of the wounded patient. A receiver/transmitter is included in the base for transmitting information to, and receiving information from, a remote health care provider. The system can be run from internal rechargeable batteries or external power. The canopy may be a hard shell or a soft shell. With the canopy in place, the transportable life support system serves as a miniature preoperative holding area or a post operative recovery room. Furthermore, with the canopy in place, the environmental control unit provides positive overpressure to protect against chemical/biological contamination. With the canopy off, the transportable life support system serves as a self-contained operative platform for use in military or natural disaster settings.

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A transportable life support system comprising: a) a base including: i) a ventilator having a means for supplying and maintaining delivery of air, said means constructed so as to direct air down a patient\s trachea and lungs, said ventilator may or may not have a carbon dioxide scrubber constructed

A transportable life support system comprising: a) a base including: i) a ventilator having a means for supplying and maintaining delivery of air, said means constructed so as to direct air down a patient\s trachea and lungs, said ventilator may or may not have a carbon dioxide scrubber constructed so as to remove carbon dioxide from expired air when rebreathing of carbon dioxide may be a hazard, a means for filtering intake and exhaust air of contaminants, said ventilator constructed so as to ventilate said patient; ii) an oxygen source connected to said ventilator, said oxygen source constructed so as to provide oxygen to said patient; iii) an environmental control unit having a means for providing contaminant-free air to the unit, said unit constructed so as to control said patient\s temperature; iv) a suction unit constructed so as to remove unwanted fluids from the patient; v) a defibrillator constructed so as to provide cardioversion for correcting life threatening arrhythmias; vi) a monitor comprising a touch screen constructed so as to display vital signs of the patient; vii) a receiver/transmitter connected to said monitor, said receiver/transmitter constructed so as to transmit information to, and receive information from, a remote location; viii) an on-board computer connected to said ventilator, said oxygen source, and said environmental control unit, said monitor and said receiver/transmitter so as to control care administered to the patient; and ix) a power source constructed to operate said ventilator, said oxygen source, said environmental control unit, said suction unit, said defibrillator, said on-board computer, said monitor and said receiver transmitter; b) a stretcher removably attached to the base; and c) a canopy connected to the base, said canopy and base constructed so as to form a fluid impermeable seal.