摘要 |
The invention concerns a stretcher for rescue operations where horizontal as well as vertical transport may be expected. The patient supporting part of the stretcher contains rigid bar-like parts (7) which are connected axially, and which fold transversely along the body of the casualty when the immobilization and binding straps (1-5) are tightened and fastened. In this way the stretcher functions as a body splint. It also becomes more manoeuvrable, thanks to the resulting width-reduction. Floating capacity, in a vertical position, is obtained by attaching floating devices to special attachment rings, or by inflating the inflatable parts of the stretcher. A system of side covers and immobilization straps (1-5) and devices (12-14, 21) enables complete immobilization, regardless of the length, or other features of the stature of the wounded person, thanks to the fact that they can be tightened and fastened in a continuously variable way. The stretcher is designed in order to function as a single, but multi-purpose splint-evacuation device for situations where hitherto one was obliged to combine various types of stretchers and bound to loose time because the complexity of the hitherto existing systems.
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