Stretcher

A stretcher operated by one or more persons for transporting an injured patient, comprising:

• (a) an elongated body board on which said patient's upper body and upper leg portions are supported;
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• (b) extension means including a slide member slidingly received within said body board for longitudinal movement therein and a base portion connected to said slide member for supporting said patient's ankles and feet such that said extension means can be extended selected distances from said body board to accommodate patient's of different height;
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• (c) vertical support means connected to said extension means in perpendicular extension therefrom for supporting a patient resting on said body board and said extension means when said body board and said extension means are tilted upwardly about one end of said extension means.

A stretcher operated by one or more persons for transporting an injured patient, comprising:

• (a) an elongated body board on which said patient's upper body and upper leg portions are supported;
• (b) extension means longitudinally and slidably received within the body board for supporting said patient's lower leg portion, ankles and feet such that said extension means can be extended selected distances from said body board to accommodate patients of differing height;
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• (c) a pair of wheels pivotally connected to said extension means such that said wheels can be pivoted from a downwardly extended position to a retracted storage position, wherein said wheels, when pivoted to said storage position, are spaced from a subjacent supporting surface to accommodate unobstructed sliding movement of said body board and extension means thereacross.

A stretcher operated by one or more persons for transporting an injured patient, comprising:

• (a) an elongated body board on which said patient's upper body and upper leg portions are supported;
• (b) extension means longitudinally and slidably received within the body board for supporting said patient's lower leg portion, ankles and feet such that said extension means can be extended selected distances from said body board to accommodate patient's of different height;
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• (c) a plurality of inflatable envelopes detachably and reattachably connected to said body board for supporting portions of said patient's anatomy not directly contacting said body board.

A stretcher operated by one or more persons for transporting an injured patient, comprising:

• (a) an elongated body board on which said patient's upper body and upper leg portions are supported;
• (b) extension means longitudinally and slidably received within the body board for supporting said patient's lower leg portion, ankles and feet such that said extension means can be extended selected distances from said body board to accommodate patient's of different height;
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• (c) flotation means detachably and reattachably connected to said body board and said extension means and including a sheet for mesh extending beneath said body board and extension means and a plurality of inflatable envelopes connected to selected edges of said sheet of mesh along selected lateral margins of said body board and extension means such that said body board and extension means when placed in water are seated intermediate said envelopes and supported thereby and by said sheet of mesh connected thereto.

A stretcher operated by one or more persons for transporting an injured patient, comprising:

• (a) an elongated body board on which said patient's upper body and upper leg portions are supported;
• (b) extension means longitudinally and slidably received within the body board for supporting said patient's lower leg portion, ankles and feet such that said extension means can be extended selected distances from said body board to accommodate patient's of different height;
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• (c) elongated handle means pivotally connected to said body board opposite said extension means and extending longitudinally from said body board such that it can be pivoted beneath said body board and secured thereunder, with telescoping means slidably received within said elongated member and extendible therefrom and a handle connected to said telescoping means in substantially perpendicular relation thereto.

A stretcher for transporting an injured person from the point of injury to a treatment facility, comprising:

• (a) an elongated patient support means having a substantially planar upper surface on which said patient is supported;
• (b) a plurality of wheels rotatably connected to a first end of said patient support means, such that said wheels extend radially beyond the longitudinal extension of said first end and are spaced above a subjacent supporting surface when said patient support is supported thereon is substantially parallel planar relation thereto, such that said patient support means may slide across said subjacent supporting surface with said wheels spaced therefrom, and wherein said wheels contact said supporting surface, when said patient support means is tilted relative thereto, to support said patient support means such that said patient may be transported thereon by an individual;
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• (c) bottle engaging means for securing an oxygen bottle to patient support means, including a recess defined in said patient support means and in which said oxygen bottle is received and at least one tank strap connected to said patient support member for securing said oxygen bottle within said recess.

A stretcher for transporting an injured person from the point of injury to a treatment facility, comprising:

• (a) an elongated patient support means having a substantially planar upper surface on which said patient is supported;
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• (b) a plurality of wheels rotatably connected to a first end of said patient support means, such that said wheels extend radially beyond the longitudinal extension of said first end and are spaced above a subjacent supporting surface when said patient support is supported thereon in substantially parallel planar relation thereto, such that said patient support means may slide across said subjacent supporting surface with said wheels spaced therefrom, and wherein said wheels contact said supporting surface, when said patient support means is tilted relative thereto, to support said patient support means such that said patient may be transported thereon by an individual;
• (c) elongated handle means pivotally connected to said patient support means opposite said plurality of wheels and extending therefrom such that an individual can engage said handle means while in a standing position to control the sliding movement of said body board across an inclined supporting surface, and such that said elongated handle member can be pivoted beneath said body board and secured thereto, and includes telescoping means slidingly received within said elongated member and extendible therefrom and a handle connected to said telescoping means in substantially perpendicular relation thereto.