Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2015

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PATIENT TRANSFER MECHANISM

Dr. M. S. Rohokale, Bakul Shinde

Abstract :

InIndiathenumberofdisabled / injuredindividualsisincreasingeveryyear.Mobilityaidsareusefulforpatientsfortransportation during accident cases. Stretchers arethemostcommonlyusedmedicalequipmentforthetransportationofpatients.Transferringthepatientsfrom stretchertothemedicalbedisalwaysanissuefortheattendantornurse. Understandingthevarious issuesregardingthemobilityequipmentandintroducingabetterdesignwillbeanassetforthemedicalfieldanda helpinghandfordisabledindividuals.Thereisaneedforastretchertofacilitatethedisabledpatient’s mobility and to provide novel medical equipment for use in the Indian hospitals. Newfeatureslike height adjustable,Documentholder,provisionforoxygencylinder,androtatablehandleshould beintroduced and the stretcher should be made user friendly. Our study shows that it is possible tosavethe tedious task of handling the patients carefully.Theproductwillthuslikelybeanefficientmobilityaidin hospitals.

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Dr.M.S. Rohokale, Bakul Shinde DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A PATIENT TRANSFER MECHANISM Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 3 March 2015

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