DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF WHEELCHAIR CONVERTIBLE STRETCHER

Abstract

In India the number of disabled peoples is increasing every year because of some reasons. Mobility issues arise for patients for transportation especially in indoor and outdoor area. Transferring the patients from wheelchair to stretcher is great issue for nurse and care taker. By considering and analyzing these issues about the handling and transferring of patient there is need of designing new equipment which can solve the problem related to medical field. There is a need for a wheelchair cum stretcher to facilitate the disabled patient’s mobility. It has been observed that every year the numbers of disabled individuals are increasing by different kinds of accidents. Transferring the patients from wheelchair to the stretcher or to the bed is a difficult task in hospitals. The presently used wheelchair and stretcher design is not meeting the user’s need. Considering the issues like safety, hygienic, cleaning and functionality the concepts were generated.