摘要 |
A hospital mattress is formed with a plurality of passages opening to its normally top body-supporting surface; a plurality of members are mounted for reciprocation in the passages and formed with body-engaging ends normally disposed at or below the surface in a body-supporting position thereof; means is provided for simultaneously displacing the members or engaging and elevating a body on the mattress and to provide horizontally spaced access spaces between the body and the mattress; and movable gurney arms are formed to enter the access spaces for receiving, supporting and transfer of the body onto the gurney. The apparatus is adapted to operate in a reverse fashion to transfer the body from the gurney to the bed.
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