Collapsible wheeled stretcher

A method for transport of wounded persons comprising the steps of:

• a. providing collapsible, wheeled stretcher comprising a stretcher chassis;
• a front dependent suspension and a rear dependent suspension, and one or more front pulling means for transporting a person to safety over rocky terrain without substantially affecting the horizontal disposition of said chassis;
• b. placing said wounded person upon said collapsible wheeled stretcher;
• c. pulling said wheeled stretcher by said pulling means;
• wherein said stretcher collapses by telescopic collapse of a subset of said chassis members into another subset of said chassis members.

A collapsible, steerable wheeled stretcher comprising:

• a. a stretcher chassis comprising a largely rectangular outer frame reinforced by rigid crossmembers, said stretcher having a head end and a foot end;
• b. a front dependent suspension and a rear dependent suspension rotatably attached to said chassis at said head end and said foot end, respectively, wherein each of said dependent suspensions comprises an axle, connector, springs and wheels which are all arranged such that each of said suspensions allows rotational movement of said wheels around three axes, namely rotational movement around said axle, left-to-right rotational movement around a vertical axis and up-and-down rotation around a horizontal axis;
• c. one or more front pulling means attached to said stretcher chassis, adapted for pulling said stretcher and steering said stretcher by means of rotating said front suspension;
• wherein said stretcher is for transporting a person to safety over unpassable terrain without substantially affecting the horizontal disposition of said chassis.