FR2868290A1 - Washing and decontaminating table device for e.g. emergency center, has tube provided with washing assembly and bung, and lower planer including rounded section bars that lie in parallel and integrated to longitudinal sills of lower plane - Google Patents

Abstract

The device has upper and lower planes (2, 3) lying parallel to each other and inclined in a longitudinal direction. The lower plane has a plane sheet that includes longitudinal and traversal sills (20, 21). A collecting tube (23) is provided with a washing assembly and a bung. The upper plane includes rounded section bars (30) that lie in parallel and integrated to the longitudinal sills of the lower plane.

Description

The present invention relates to a washing table device and

decontamination.

  This device is particularly intended for use by emergency services, medical centers and the like, for the treatment of an injured person and / or equipment used by said rescue services, soiled and soiled by elements that can be contaminated, of a chemical, biological or radiological nature.

  The victims of accidents, according to the nature of these, as the equipment used during a rescue such as for example hull stretchers etc., are sometimes soiled and soiled with materials that may be more or less contaminated . Whether these people are alive or not, it is necessary to clean them, before proceeding to an intervention, just like the material before its reuse. In addition, when there is contamination of people or equipment, it is essential to recover the contaminating products for their elimination and non-proliferation.

  Decontamination table devices have already been proposed, comprising an inclined plane intended to receive the body of a person to be treated, and downstream of which is disposed a means for collecting the washing product. These devices, such as that described in WO 99/45881 and EP 0. 090.522, are more intended to be used for performing autopsies, and do not allow easy washing of a body.

  Document US Pat. No. 4,819,925 also discloses a decontamination table which comprises a plate with a peripheral rim whose bottom, which is slightly inclined and provided downstream of an evacuation plug, is equipped with two longitudinal rails which carry a movable plate, provided with openings, intended to receive the body to be treated. Such a device is relatively complex, and has areas not easy to clean and therefore likely to retain contaminated products, including the contact areas of the movable plate with the rails.

  The present invention aims to provide a washing table and decontamination device simple and robust design, easy to use, and does not have the aforementioned drawbacks.

  The washing table and decontamination device according to the invention is essentially characterized in that it comprises two superimposed and distant planes, substantially parallel to one another, inclined in the longitudinal direction, and comprising firstly a lower plane peripherally bordered by a rim and which opens at its lowest level on a collection tray, and secondly an upper inclined plane consisting of a multiplicity of transverse parallel bars.

  According to an additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, it comprises a backsplash which extends upwards a longitudinal flange of the lower inclined plane.

  According to another additional feature of the device according to the invention, the collection tank is equipped with washing means.

  These washing means may be of different types, preferably they consist of a faucet device with a hand shower whose flexible connection is of a length for spraying the entire table. Advantageously, the hand shower is associated with a jib device intended to support the flexible connector during the movement of said hand shower.

  According to an additional characteristic of the device according to the invention, the inclined planes form with the horizontal an angle of between 4 and 8, and preferably 6.

  The advantages and characteristics of the device according to the invention will emerge more clearly from the description which follows and which refers to the appended drawing, which represents a non-limiting embodiment thereof.

  In the accompanying drawing the single figure shows a schematic perspective view of a washing table and decontamination device according to the invention.

  Referring to this figure, it can be seen that a washing table and decontamination device according to the invention comprises a base 1 supporting a working surface, and which comprises four vertical uprights 10 forming feet, bridged by sleepers 11 and struts 12.

  The working surface comprises two superimposed planes namely a lower plane 2 and an upper plane 3, these planes being parallel to one another, and inclined in the longitudinal direction.

  The lower plane 2 consists of a plane sheet which comprises at the periphery, two longitudinal flanges 20, and a transverse flange 21 at its highest end, while its lowest end leads to a hopper 22 pierced with a collection container. 23.

  The collecting tank 23 is provided at the edge of a washing assembly 4, which in this case consists of a valve device 40 comprising a hand shower 41 whose flexible coupling 42 cooperates with a bracket 43.

  The longitudinal and transverse flanges 21 have an inclined profile, they flare upwards from the lower plane 2.

  The upper plane 3 consists of the juxtaposition of parallel bars 30, preferably of round section, arranged in the transverse direction, secured by their ends to the longitudinal flanges 20, at a short distance from the lower plane 2.

  Note also that one of the two longitudinal edges 20 is extended upwardly by a backsplash 5.

  It should be noted that the transverse flange 21 can also be extended by a backsplash.

  In practice, the body or the material to be treated is placed on the upper plane 3, that is to say on the bars 30, where it can be cleaned and / or decontaminated by means of the washing assembly 4 or other cleaning elements. The washing liquid, which may be water or a liquid detergent or decontamination product, used to clean the body or material flows through the bars 30 to flow down the lower plane 2 to the floor. hopper 22 and in the collection bin 23.

  It will be noted that preferably the lower plane 2, made with the horizontal angle between 4 and 8, preferably 6, in order to obtain a slope just sufficient to the flow of the washing liquid, and prevent the latter from take too much speed before arriving at the hopper. Moreover, given the smallness of this slope, there is no risk that the body or material moves by gravity on the upper plane.

  The inclination of the flanges 20 and 21 allows to channel the washing liquid, while the backsplash 5 contains any projections.

  The distance separating the upper plane 3 from the lower plane 2 is sufficient to allow the liquid to flow on the lower plane 2, but it is calculated so that, depending on the spacing of the bars 30, no part of the body or the material placed on the bars 30 can not come into contact with the lower plane 2.

  The collection tank 23 is equipped with a plug, not shown, for discharging the collected washing liquid, this plug can be connected to a removable container for the recovery and disposal of the washing liquid for its purpose. recycling.

  The washing table and decontamination device according to the invention is entirely made of stainless sheet, the various elements that make it up are welded to each other, and perfectly accessible, which facilitates cleaning.

Claims (5)

  1) Washing and decontamination table device for use by emergency services, medical centers and the like, for the treatment of an injured person and / or equipment used by said rescue services, soiled and soiled by elements that may be contaminated, of a chemical, biological or radiological nature, characterized in that it comprises two planes (2, 3) superimposed and distant, substantially parallel to each other, inclined in the direction longitudinal, and comprising on the one hand a lower plane (2) peripherally bordered by a flange (20, 21) and which opens at its lowest level on a collection tank (23), and on the other hand a plane upper inclined (3) consisting of a multiplicity of transverse parallel bars (30).   2) Device according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a backsplash (5) which extends upwardly a longitudinal flange (20) of the lower inclined plane (2).   3) Device according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the collection tank (23) is equipped with washing means (4).   4) Device according to claim 3, characterized in that the washing means (4) consist of a valve device (40) with a hand shower (41).   5) Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the inclined planes (2, 3) are with the horizontal an angle between 4 and 8, and preferably 6.