Emergency treatment station and stretcher system
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1. A stretcher system comprising:
- a. an enclosed compartment configured to permit treatment or transportation of quarantined, injured or deceased persons,b. a frame mounted to the compartment;
c. a plurality of stretcher receivers positioned on the frame; and
d. at least one stretcher receiver capable of accepting a stretcher, the stretcher receiver permitting the stretcher to be in a first position, suitable for the loading of a person, and in a second position, suitable for transporting or treating he person;
e. the first position and the second position being in the same horizontal plane;
wherein the at least one stretcher receiver comprises a plurality of rollers on which the stretcher can travel during horizontal loading of a stretchered person from the first position to the second position, the plurality of rollers further comprise a first set of rollers positioned on the receiver above a second set of rollers, wherein a portion of the stretcher is received between the first and second set of rollers.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vehicle used in transporting or treating large numbers of victims or patients from a mass-casualty incident to or from a hospital in an evacuation situation. The typical vehicle contains a stacked stretcher system, a loading ramp system, and an oxygen system. This vehicle must have an independent energy source or must be capable of being powered by an outside energy source. The vehicle can be flexible enough to provide facilities for treatment of victims either at the site of a disaster, in route from the disaster, at any remote site, or near a healthcare facility. A variation of the vehicle contains refrigeration or freezer units and is capable of transporting or maintaining casualties until mortuary services can be obtained. Variations of the equipment include trays made of stainless steel, stretchers that can be easily cleaned and that allow for easy drainage of liquids.
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24 Claims
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1. A stretcher system comprising:
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a. an enclosed compartment configured to permit treatment or transportation of quarantined, injured or deceased persons, b. a frame mounted to the compartment; c. a plurality of stretcher receivers positioned on the frame; and d. at least one stretcher receiver capable of accepting a stretcher, the stretcher receiver permitting the stretcher to be in a first position, suitable for the loading of a person, and in a second position, suitable for transporting or treating he person; e. the first position and the second position being in the same horizontal plane; wherein the at least one stretcher receiver comprises a plurality of rollers on which the stretcher can travel during horizontal loading of a stretchered person from the first position to the second position, the plurality of rollers further comprise a first set of rollers positioned on the receiver above a second set of rollers, wherein a portion of the stretcher is received between the first and second set of rollers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An emergency response transportable treatment station for the treatment or transportation of quarantined, injured or deceased persons, comprising:
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a. an interior compartment; b. a support frame positioned in the interior compartment, the support frame containing a plurality of stacked stretcher assemblies; and c. at least one stretcher assembly comprising a stretcher receiver configured to permit horizontal loading of the stretcher containing a person; wherein the receiver comprises a plurality of rollers on which the stretcher can travel during horizontal loading of a stretchered person, the plurality of rollers further comprise a first set of rollers positioned on the receiver above a second set of rollers, wherein a portion of the stretcher is received between the first and second set of rollers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of treating or transporting quarantined, injured or deceased persons comprising:
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a. providing a person on a stretcher; b. loading the stretchered person into a transportable emergency response station containing a plurality of vertically stacked stretcher assemblies; c. extending horizontally a portion of the stretcher assembly to permit loading the stretchered person into at least one of the stretcher assemblies; and d. the stretcher assembly portion being at least partially supported by rollers located on the stretcher assembly with a plurality of rollers positioned above and a plurality of rollers positioned below the extendable stretcher assembly portion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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