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Equipment Update: Penn State's Foldable Rigid Stretcher.
The Physician and Sportsmedicine
|December 22, 2017
Summary
Improperly moving injured athletes can worsen head and neck injuries. Researchers developed a foldable rigid stretcher with an adjustable traction bar to improve safe player transport.
Area of Science:
- Sports Medicine
- Biomedical Engineering
- Orthopedics
Background:
- Improper patient handling can exacerbate head and neck injuries in athletes.
- The need for specialized equipment for safe extrication and transport is critical.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and construct a novel foldable rigid stretcher.
- To incorporate an adjustable traction bar for enhanced spinal immobilization.
Main Methods:
- Development of a foldable rigid stretcher prototype.
- Integration of an adjustable traction bar mechanism.
Main Results:
- The designed stretcher is foldable for portability and rigidity for support.
- The adjustable traction bar allows for controlled cervical spine alignment.
Conclusions:
- The developed stretcher offers a potentially safer method for transporting athletes with head or neck injuries.
- This device may help mitigate further injury during emergency medical transport.
