Litter platform support and positioning system

An emergency medical vehicle system comprising:

• a vehicle:
• and
• a litter platform positioning and support system, the litter platform positioning and support system including:
• a lift column
• at least two litter platform assemblies:
• at least two support assemblies including drawer sliders and arms, each litter support assembly connected to a corresponding litter platform assembly, adapted to translate the corresponding litter platform assembly on the drawer sliders laterally away from the lift column, and adapted to independently rotate the position of the corresponding litter platform assembly up to 360° on the drawer sliders
• the lift column mounted to a floor of the vehicle and connected to the at least two support assemblies;
• and
• an electric drive motor operatively coupled to and adapted to selectively engage and disengage a drive screw to rotate the drive screw to individually position each litter support assembly to adjust and control the translation the corresponding litter platform assembly.

A multi-patient lift system comprising:

• a lift column
• a plurality of litter platform assemblies;
• a plurality of carriage systems, each carriage system connected to a corresponding litter support assembly including drawer sliders and arms adapted to translate the corresponding litter platform assembly on the drawer sliders laterally away from the lift column, and adapted to independently rotate a position of the corresponding litter platform assembly up to 360° on the drawer sliders;
• the lift column mounted to a vehicle and connected to the plurality of carriage systems;
• and
• an electric drive motor operatively coupled to and adapted to selectively engage and disengage a drive screw to individually position each carriage system to adjust and control translation of the corresponding litter support assembly.