Easy slide
OwnerChris Chester Neumeyerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and device for use by EMTs, or paramedics in the process of moving patients, particularly obese patients, onto another support structure, such as a cot, bed, stretcher, gurney or the like. The device is may be formed of rigid PVC or plastic and has a plurality of hand holds. The method and device include dimensions and features which prevent injury to the EMTs, and which provide comfort and support to the patient during the moving process. The device is adapted to be placed under a patient after turning the patient on their side from an initial position, sliding the patient over the device, placing the patient onto the other support structure, and removing the device from under the patient after moving is completed.
Claims20
A transfer board comprising:
- at least three hand holes;
- and
- a first and second side that allow connection to a bed or cot to allow a patent to be moved from cot to bed with little or no disturbance to the patient.
The board of clam 1 wherein the board has a centerline at 20 to 40 inches from each end.
A method of moving a patient comprising:
- rolling a patient on a first side;
- placing an easy slide under the patient;
- moving the patient on the easy slide from a first location to a second location;
- and
- removing the easy side from under the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.