Epidural patient support

A patient support for placing a patient in position for an epidural procedure with the patient's back arched forwardly, the patient support comprising:

• a deck for supporting a patient,
• an upper body support coupled to the patient support adjacent to one side thereof, and being movable between storage and use positions, and configured to extend laterally outwardly from the one side to support the patient's upper body above the deck while in the use position, and
• a foot support coupled to the patient support adjacent to the one side thereof, and being movable between storage and use positions, and configured to extend laterally outwardly from the one side to support the patient's feet below the deck while in the use position,
• the upper body support being configured to form an open space above the deck of sufficient size to allow the patient to move the patient's feet through the open space and sit on the one side of the patient support with the patient's upper body supported on the upper body support above the deck and the patient's feet supported on the foot support below the deck with the patient's back arched forwardly while the upper body and the foot supports are in their respective use positions.

A stretcher for placing a patient in position for an epidural procedure with the patient's back arched forwardly, the stretcher comprising:

• a base,
• a deck coupled to the base to support the patient, the deck having a first side, a second side, a head end and a foot end,
• an upper body support provided adjacent to one side of the deck, and being movable between storage and use positions and configured to extend laterally outwardly from the one side to support the upper body of the patient above the deck while in the use position, and
• a foot support provided adjacent to the one side of the deck and having a platform attached underneath the deck, and being movable between storage and use positions and configured to extend laterally outwardly from the one side to support the patient's feet below the deck while in the use position,
• the upper body support being configured to form an open space above the deck of sufficient size to allow the patient to move the patient's feet through the open space and sit on the one side of the deck with the patient's upper body supported on the upper body support above the deck and the patient's feet supported on the foot support below the deck with the patient's back arched forwardly while the upper body and the foot supports are in their respective use positions.

A patient support for placing a patient in position for an epidural procedure with the patient's back arched forwardly comprising:

• a deck for supporting a patient,
• an upper body support coupled to the patient support adjacent to one edge thereof, and configured to extend outwardly from the one edge to support the patient's upper body above the deck with the patient's back arched forwardly, and
• a foot support coupled to the patient support adjacent to the one edge thereof, and configured to extend outwardly from the one edge to support the patient's feet below the deck,
• the upper body support being configured to form an open space above the deck of sufficient size to allow the patient to move the patient's feet through the open space and sit on the one edge of the patient support with the patient's upper body supported on the upper body support above the deck and the patient's feet supported on the foot support below the deck with the patient's back arched forwardly.