A protective cover for an emergency worker oxygen tank has a rigid protective cover member with a knob protection portion and a tank attachment member. The tank attachment member is fixedly attached to the rigid cover member. The tank attachment member is capable of being securely attached to a portion of a standard oxygen tank or a portion of the frame supporting said oxygen tank used by emergency workers. The oxygen tank is commonly strapped onto the emergency worker's back via a standard rigid frame. The rigid protective cover member includes a knob protection portion that is appointed to extend around and over an adjustment knob portion of the oxygen tank to prevent damage and facilitate transport.

A protective cover for an emergency worker oxygen tank has a rigid protective cover member with a knob protection portion and a tank attachment member. The tank attachment member is fixedly attached to the rigid cover member. The tank attachment member is capable of being securely attached to a portion of a standard oxygen tank or a portion of the frame supporting said oxygen tank used by emergency workers. The oxygen tank is commonly strapped onto the emergency worker's back via a standard rigid frame. The rigid protective cover member includes a knob protection portion that is appointed to extend around and over an adjustment knob portion of the oxygen tank to prevent damage and facilitate transport.

A patient lifting apparatus designed to facilitate the lifting patients off the ground having a backboard having a perimeter, a patient receiving surface and an opposingly located lower surface having opposingly located bases thereon, each of the bases having opposingly located curved sections and a flat middle section located in between the curved sections.

A patient lifting apparatus designed to facilitate the lifting patients off the ground having a backboard having a perimeter, a patient receiving surface and an opposingly located lower surface having opposingly located bases thereon, each of the bases having opposingly located curved sections and a flat middle section located in between the curved sections.

A compact, portable sled for transporting a person comprises a flexible panel, sheet portions and strapping. The flexible panel has head and foot portions, first and second sides, a sled length, and a sled width. The flexible panel is constructed of a wear resistant material for dragging over rough terrain. The sheet portions made of limp material that is less resistant to wear than the flexible panel. One sheet portion is attached to and extends laterally outward from the first side of the flexible panel. Another sheet portion is attached to and extends laterally outward from the second side of the flexible panel. The flexible panel and sheet portions are collapsible to a compact configuration and expandable from the compact configuration to a use configuration in which the person may be received on the sled for transporting. The strapping is used to secure the person in the sled.

A stretcher comprising a hollow body made in one piece and extending longitudinally is described. In the stretcher there is an upper seat, intended to accommodate a patient in pronated position that includes a flexible bearing plane surrounded by perimetric retaining side walls. The retaining side walls are tilted with respect to the bearing plane and the lower surface of the hollow rigid body include continuous convex curved struts extending at least under the retaining side walls.

A field stretcher (102) comprising a patient carrying portion (104), a region thereof being operable to form a patient retaining pocket (150) for retaining the patient on the stretcher, in use and wherein the field stretcher further comprises attachment means operable to allow attachment of a detachable base plate. The invention also extends to a detachable base plate (202) comprising attachment means (270) operable to allow attachment of the base place to the field stretcher, a sheltering means and a field stretcher assembly (302) and field stretcher kit of such.

A field stretcher (102) comprising a patient carrying portion (104), a region thereof being operable to form a patient retaining pocket (150) for retaining the patient on the stretcher, in use and wherein the field stretcher further comprises attachment means operable to allow attachment of a detachable base plate. The invention also extends to a detachable base plate (202) comprising attachment means (270) operable to allow attachment of the base place to the field stretcher, a sheltering means and a field stretcher assembly (302) and field stretcher kit of such.

The present invention is directed to an apparatus resembling a rescue backboard for the extrication of individuals in scenarios wherein the individual requires attention, such as medical attention. In particular, the invention surrounds an apparatus and method for the extrication of an individual requiring medical attention from a water-borne environments.

A reconfigurable portable load bearing structure which can be configured into an extended load bearing configuration or a collapsed configuration, comprising of a first, second and third plurality of rail segments that are each rotatably coupled together and a plurality of support segments or pads which are configured to selectively couple and latch into one of a plurality of positions on said first, second and third plurality of rail segments.