Chest compression system retainer with rigid brace for use with a patient transport apparatus

A patient care system for treating a patient, the patient care system comprising:

• a patient transport apparatus including:
• a base arranged for movement along floor surfaces,
• an intermediate frame arranged for movement relative to the base between a plurality of vertical configurations, and
• a patient support deck operatively attached to the intermediate frame and defining a patient support surface for supporting the patient;
• a chest compression system configured to provide automatic chest compressions to a patient, the chest compression system including:
• a driver having a driver body movably supporting a plunger arranged for providing chest compressions to the patient, and
• a driver frame with a base driver mount disposed on the patient support surface and lateral driver mounts extending between the base driver mount and the driver body to support the driver adjacent to the chest of the patient;
• and
• a retainer for securing the chest compression system to the intermediate frame of the patient transport apparatus, the retainer including:
• a collar defining a closed inner profile shaped for releasable engagement with and enclosing the driver body movably supporting the plunger of the chest compression system, and
• a brace including a retainer mount operatively attached to the intermediate frame, an end effector arranged to couple to the collar, and a retainer frame extending between the retainer mount and the end effector to brace the collar, together with the driver of the chest compression system, rigidly against the intermediate frame of the patient transport apparatus.