Fracture board
OwnerArthur L. Anderseninventor
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Abstract
A fracture board for use by emergency personnel for immobilizing an injured patient. The board features a head portion and a lower portion. The lower portion has a plurality of longitudinally extending spaced slots, a pair of angular slits extending toward the centerline from the top edge, and a pair of bottom notches. The board can be made of fiberglass and one embodiment includes a rigid foam insert.
Claims17
A fracture board for use in the handling of an injured person at the site of an accident, and for use in the lifting, carrying and transportation of said injured person to a treatment facility, said board comprising a panel having a head portion integrally connected to a lower portion, said portions taken together forming an outline conforming to the outline of the human body,
- said lower portion having a plurality of laterally, evenly spaced pairs of slots extending longitudinally and spaced apart from each other, and
- a pair of slits emanating from the top edge of the lower portion angularly disposed toward the vertical centerline of said portion, and
- a pair of spaced apart notches along the bottom edge of said board,
- and strap means for securing the injured person to the panel adapted to pass over and around the body and through the slots, slits and notches, and having tightening means to hold the injured party to the panel.
A fracture board for use with injured persons comprising a panel having a multi-tee-shaped configured head portion integrally connected to a torso portion, said portions taken together forming an outline conforming to the outline of the human body,
- said lower portion having four pairs of laterally, evenly spaced pairs of slots extending longitudinally and spaced apart from each other, and
- a pair of slits emanating from the top edge of the lower portion angularly disposed toward the vertical centerline of said portion, and
- a pair of spaced apart notches along the bottom edge of said board,
- and strap means for securing the injured person to the panel adapted to pass over and around the body and through the slots, slits and notches, and having tightening menas to hold the injured party to the panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.