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2. Casualty lifting - Wikipedia

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   Casualty lifting is the first step of casualty movement, an early aspect of emergency medical care. It is the procedure used to put the casualty (the patient) on a stretcher. Developed emergency services use lifting devices, such as scoop stretchers, that allow secured lifting with minimal personnel. Other methods (explained below) can be used ...

3. Patient lift - Wikipedia

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   A patient lift (patient hoist, jack hoist, Hoyer lift, or hydraulic lift) may be either a sling lift or a sit-to-stand lift.This is an assistive device that allows patients in hospitals and nursing homes and people receiving home health care to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, by the use of electrical or hydraulic power.

4. Scoop stretcher - Wikipedia

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   Top: positioning the scoop stretcher; middle: casualty lifting with five team members (one is pushing the normal stretcher); bottom: view from below) The scoop stretcher (or clamshell, Roberson orthopedic stretcher, or just scoop) is a device used specifically for moving injured people. It is ideal for carrying casualties with possible spinal ...

5. Exoskeleton helps paralyzed people regain independence - AOL

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   The WalkON Suit F1, an exoskeleton developed to help people with disabilities, can actually walk over to a person in a wheelchair, solving a major problem. Exoskeleton helps paralyzed people ...

6. Kendrick extrication device - Wikipedia

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   The device can be quickly and easily inserted into the seat of a vehicle by a single rescuer, allows access to the airway and conforms to any body size. [3] A KED is typically used only on hemodynamically stable victims; unstable victims are extricated using rapid extrication techniques without the prior application of the KED.

7. Life Alert Emergency Response - Wikipedia

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   Life Alert Emergency Response, Inc., known as life alert, is a nationwide [1] American device service company, with headquarters in Encino, California, USA, which provides services that help young and old elderly people contact emergency services. The company was founded in 1987.