Moving from manual to powered stretchers could reduce the number of injuries to paramedics by 78 per cent, a study has found. The study found that paramedics who had access to stretchers with a ...

Scoop stretcher can transform to a lightweight wheelchair in seconds Dutch design firm Studio Rotor has been working with startup Retter Helfer Medical on a lightweight patient transport option for ...

Each week, EMT's respond to 911 calls and find patients who can be tough to transport - weighing more than 500 pounds. Three months ago, Nashville's Fire Department installed 14 hydraulic stretchers ...

A patient calls 911. You respond, do an assessment, start an IV, put the patient on your stretcher and head for the emergency room. As you pull up to the emergency room, you see ambulances backed up ...