Stretcher

Stretcher
Type of medical device or related product
General vs. specific use (health condition)
Intended population age
Intended population sex
Level of technical knowledge
Capital
Reusable
Requirements
None
EMDN related code(s)
V08050101
GENERIC USE STRETCHERS
GMDN related code(s)
35892
Hospital stretcher, manual (A manually-operated device consisting of a platform mounted on a wheeled frame designed primarily to facilitate easy transport of a recumbent patient within a healthcare facility; it may include side rails, supports for fluid infusion equipment, and patient securement straps. The device may also be used as a treatment table (e.g., in an emergency, recovery, or labour room), or as a bed in some intensive and specialized care units or under high patient census conditions (e.g., disasters).)