초록 ▼

A medical vest (10) and a method of using the vest to provide emergency medical care to a patient (102), are described. The vest includes an IV container (28) and a medical supply container (58) which are mounted on mounting pads (22, 24 or 26) on the front (12) or back (14) of the vest. The contain

A medical vest (10) and a method of using the vest to provide emergency medical care to a patient (102), are described. The vest includes an IV container (28) and a medical supply container (58) which are mounted on mounting pads (22, 24 or 26) on the front (12) or back (14) of the vest. The containers are also connected to the shoulders (16) of the vest by shoulder straps (27). The IV container is configured to carry an IV bag (150) as well as all the medical supplies necessary to provide an IV to a patient. The container is constructed so as to remain in the open position to allow the user to use both hands to tend to the patient. A clip strap (46) with a self-closing hook (48) is provided with the container to allow the container to be hooked near a patient for transport with the patient. The medical supply container has a variety of uses and can be provided with inserts with loops (69) for holding airway equipment or inserts without loops to hold additional emergency medical supplies.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] An article of clothing for wearing on an upper body of a user for holding emergency medical supplies, which comprises:(a) a front section and a back section, each section having a top and a bottom with an inside surface and an outside surface extending therebetween and connected tog

[ I claim:] [1.] An article of clothing for wearing on an upper body of a user for holding emergency medical supplies, which comprises:(a) a front section and a back section, each section having a top and a bottom with an inside surface and an outside surface extending therebetween and connected together at the top, wherein the front section has a first portion and a second portion;(b) a means for removably connecting the first portion and the second portion of the front section together;(c) at least one container removably and fixedly fastened by a fastening means on one of the sections of the article of clothing on the outside surface, the containers each havinga connection means for releasably and movably connecting the container to the article so that when the container is unfastened from the article the container is able to be moved away from the article while remaining connected to the article by the connection means; rein the containers are removed from the article of clothing by unfastening the fastening means and disconnecting the connection means and wherein the containers are configured to hold emergency medical supplies.