CPR Gurney

摘要

A mechanical chest compression device is secured to a gurney, transport stretcher or ambulance cot while engaging a patient's thorax to provide mechanical CPR during transport. The mechanical chest compression device compresses the patient's thorax against the gurney deck. The mechanical chest compression device may engage the side rails on the gurney, the gurney deck or any suitable structural elements of the gurney.

主权项

1. An apparatus for transporting and treating a patient comprising:
a gurney frame supporting a rigid patient support platform; a motor; a drive spool operatively connected to the motor; a belt operatively connected to the drive spool, the belt having two ends, each end extending from an opening in the rigid patient support platform, the belt ends operable to engage each other in a superior position relative to the patient's thorax; and wherein the motor, drive spool and a portion of the belt are within the rigid patient support platform and the motor is operable to drive the drive spool to repetitively contract the belt to cyclically compress and decompress the patient's thorax between the belt and the rigid patient support platform.