Method for weighing an ambulance cot by supporting it on a scale by two wheels and a kickstand

A method of weighing a patient on a platform scale, said method comprising:

• carrying the patient upon an ambulance cot having:
• first and second pairs of wheels,
• a kickstand movable between a lowered position and a raised position,
• wherein the kickstand in the lowered position lifts only the first pair of wheels of the ambulance cot in the air, and
• a release movable from a locked position to a release position, wherein in the release position the kickstand is movable from the raised position to the lower position;
• positioning the second pair of wheels on the platform scale;
• moving the release to the release position;
• moving the kickstand from the raised position to the lowered position to support the ambulance cot on the platform scale with only the second pair of wheels and the kickstand;
• and
• subtracting the weight of the ambulance cot from the combined weight of the ambulance cot and patient to provide the weight of the patient.