Chest Compression System Retainer And Backboard Assembly 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 backboard assembly configured to be coupled to the patient for concurrent movement with the patient, the backboard assembly including:
• a backboard defining a longitudinal axis, and
• a patient harness coupled to the backboard for coupling the backboard to the patient;
• a chest compression system configured to provide automatic chest compressions to the 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 including lateral driver mounts configured to be releasably coupled to the backboard at a plurality of frame mounting positions along the longitudinal axis to support the driver adjacent to the chest of the patient;
• and
• a retainer for releasably coupling the backboard assembly to the intermediate frame of the patient transport apparatus in a coupled state to inhibit movement of the patient and the chest compression system relative to the patient support surface.