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A flexible utility stretcher is disclosed for use by paramedics, ambulance operators and other emergency vehicle personnel whose duties include the use of utility stretchers to transport patients to an emergency vehicle. The stretcher comprising the subject invention generally corresponds to the size and shape of utility stretchers presently employed by paramedics and other emergency personnel who use emergency vehicles in connection with their duties. The main features which distinguish the subject invention from prior art utility stretchers are telescoping side frame members and a pivot point at approximately the center of the stretcher separating one portion or head end of the stretcher from the other portion or foot end of the stretcher. Either half may be pivoted through an angle of up to approximately 30 DEG . This pivoting capability allows the stretcher to be maneuvered around sharp turns which would be impossible to accomplish using a stretcher without such pivoting capability. The telescoping side frame members allow the stretcher to be shortened so that it will fit in an elevator or other relatively short space. Another important feature is that uninterrupted cardiopulmonary resuscitation can be performed on a victim being transported in the prone position with the stretcher in both the flex mode and in the shortened mode.
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