CA2359777A1 - Field-deployable forced air warming system - Google Patents

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CA2359777A1
CA2359777A1 CA002359777A CA2359777A CA2359777A1 CA 2359777 A1 CA2359777 A1 CA 2359777A1 CA 002359777 A CA002359777 A CA 002359777A CA 2359777 A CA2359777 A CA 2359777A CA 2359777 A1 CA2359777 A1 CA 2359777A1
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Michel B. Ducharme
John Frim
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F7/02—Compresses or poultices for effecting heating or cooling
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G1/00—Stretchers
    • A61G1/013—Stretchers foldable or collapsible
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G1/00—Stretchers
    • A61G1/04—Parts, details or accessories, e.g. head-, foot-, or like rests specially adapted for stretchers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F7/00—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
    • A61F2007/0054—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body with a closed fluid circuit, e.g. hot water
    • A61F2007/0055—Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body with a closed fluid circuit, e.g. hot water of gas, e.g. hot air or steam
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G10/00—Treatment rooms or enclosures for medical purposes

Abstract

A portable, forced air apparatus for warming a hypothermia victim in the field includes a stretcher, strips of material extending across the stretcher for supporting the torso of the victim above the stretcher bottom, a canopy for covering the victim's torso, a blower operated heater in a compartment in the stretcher beneath the victim's legs for delivering hot air to the canopy in the area of the torso for warming the victim's body while the legs and arms are covered to prevent heat loss, a heated head and neck support for controlled warming of the victim's head and neck, and sleeves for covering the victim's arms and legs to prevent heat loss therefrom during torso warming. The heating system is complemented by warm IV infusion and warm oxygen delivery to the victim.

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1. A portable apparatus for warming a hypothermia victim comprising a stretcher, said stretcher including a bottom wall, side walls and end walls contiguous with each other; a support extending between said side walls for supporting the torso of a hypothermia victim above and spaced apart from the bottom wall of the stretcher; openings in said support permitting the circulation of warm air around the torso of the victim, a canopy for covering the torso of the victim and defining a heating chamber around the torso with said stretcher; heating ducts in said chamber for discharging warm air against the torso of the victim, whereby the warm air circulates through said openings around the torso; and a forced air heater for warming ambient air, and delivering the warm air to the heating ducts.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said stretcher includes first and second shells; and hinges pivotally interconnecting said first and second shells for rotation between a compact closed position and an open use position, said support being located in said first shell.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein each said first and second shell includes a bottom wall, side walls, end walls and an open top end.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said support includes a plurality of spaced apart strips extending across the open top end of said first shell for supporting the torso of a victim.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said canopy includes an inflatable, semicylindrical body having first and second closed ends, a first semicircular opening in said first end for receiving the neck of a victim, and a second semicircular opening in said second end for receiving the bottom of the body of a victim.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said canopy body is inflatable.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, including a heated headrest for supporting the head and neck of a victim.
8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein said headrest includes a platform for removable connection to one end of said stretcher, a heated cushion for supporting the head of a victim of hypothermia, and a hood for covering the sides of the head of the victim.
9. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said forced air heater includes a blower in said second shell for receiving ambient air, a heater in fluid communication with said blower for warming ambient air, a first manifold in one end of said first shell for receiving warm air from said heater; a second manifold in said canopy for receiving warm air from said heater, said first and second manifolds being connected to said heating ducts for distributing warm air thereto.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said first manifold extends transversely of said one end of said first shell, said second manifold extends transversely of one end of said canopy, and said heating ducts extend longitudinally of said first shell and said canopy.
11. The apparatus of claim 2, including a panel in said second shell for supporting the legs of a victim, and a collapsible leg on said panel for supporting the panel and the legs of a victim in an inclined position.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, including a bag for covering the legs of a victim during warming of the torso to prevent heat loss to the legs.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, including sleeves for covering the arms of a victim during warming of the torso to prevent heat loss to the arms.
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