GB2114066A - Deep water resuscitation board - Google Patents

Abstract

The deep water resuscitation board of glass reinforced plastic has a concave upper half and a convex lower half with a block of plastic foam between them to aid flotation. It has a stainless steel towing eye 5 on the convex lower half, and on the concave upper half there are either rubber covered steel or nylon webbing sets of handles. Going from one handle to the other there is a velcro covered nylon webbing which is placed over the patients chest in a unconscious patient situation. It has two like arms coming out of the main body of the board to give it stability. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION Deep water resuscitation board This invention relates to a resue aid to transport a conscious or unconscious person from a marine environment.

It is, of course, well known that when a person finds himself in trouble in water, has sometimes only one way out of this situation. This by a third party i.e.: the lifeguard, voluntary lifeguard or a member of the public. Whoever is the rescuer, has until now only had two or three options with regard to protabie rescue aid i.e.: the life belt (the ring), the torpedo buoy and the Peterson tube, all of which have their attendant disadvantages or shortcomings. For example, neither the torpedo buoy or Peterson tube provide a platform for performing deep water resuscitation on and the life belt (the ring) has too much drag when you have to swim with it.

The deep water resuscitation board is so shaped to stop the body of the patient being dragged through the water, as the trunk of the patient is out of the water leaving only the legs supported. The deep water resuscitation board gives the rescuer a platform for performing deep water resuscitation on, it also has a velcroe strap, so the unconscious patient can be strapped on. 3 of FIG. 4.

The deep water resuscitation board has between the concave upper half and the convex lower half, a block of plastic foam to aid flotation.

This is clearly shown in 4 of Fig. 3. On the upper half of the deep water resuscitation board there are two sets of handles this is shown in 2 of FIG 4.

The invention will be described in more detail hereinunder with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a isometric view of one embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 2 is a side view of the apparatus of Figure 1, with a patient on it, it all so shows the velcroe chest strap over the patients chest; Figure 3 is a section through the apparatus of Figure 1 taken along section line 3-3 of Figure 2; and Figure 4 is a plan view of the apparatus of Figure 1 with the handles and chest strap in place.

1. A deep water resuscitation board is for receiving an out-stretched patient, comprising of a substantially rigid floatable shape having a concave upper half and a convex lower half.

2. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in claim 1 wherein the rigid shape consists of glass reinforced plastic.

3. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in any one of claims, 1 and 2 and wherein the shape having a concave upper half and a convex lower half.

4. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and including a stainless steel towing eye on the convex lower half.

5. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and wherein the deep water resuscitation board includes handles either of a rubber covered steel or a nylon webbing fixably attached thereto.

6. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and including a velcroe nylon webbing for the strapping of the unconscious patient.

7. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and including a shoulder strap and towing line.

8. A deep water resuscitation board substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, of the accompanying drawings.

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Claims (8)

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION Deep water resuscitation board This invention relates to a resue aid to transport a conscious or unconscious person from a marine environment. It is, of course, well known that when a person finds himself in trouble in water, has sometimes only one way out of this situation. This by a third party i.e.: the lifeguard, voluntary lifeguard or a member of the public. Whoever is the rescuer, has until now only had two or three options with regard to protabie rescue aid i.e.: the life belt (the ring), the torpedo buoy and the Peterson tube, all of which have their attendant disadvantages or shortcomings. For example, neither the torpedo buoy or Peterson tube provide a platform for performing deep water resuscitation on and the life belt (the ring) has too much drag when you have to swim with it. The deep water resuscitation board is so shaped to stop the body of the patient being dragged through the water, as the trunk of the patient is out of the water leaving only the legs supported. The deep water resuscitation board gives the rescuer a platform for performing deep water resuscitation on, it also has a velcroe strap, so the unconscious patient can be strapped on. 3 of FIG. 4. The deep water resuscitation board has between the concave upper half and the convex lower half, a block of plastic foam to aid flotation. This is clearly shown in 4 of Fig. 3. On the upper half of the deep water resuscitation board there are two sets of handles this is shown in 2 of FIG 4. The invention will be described in more detail hereinunder with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a isometric view of one embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 2 is a side view of the apparatus of Figure 1, with a patient on it, it all so shows the velcroe chest strap over the patients chest; Figure 3 is a section through the apparatus of Figure 1 taken along section line 3-3 of Figure 2; and Figure 4 is a plan view of the apparatus of Figure 1 with the handles and chest strap in place. CLAIMS

1. A deep water resuscitation board is for receiving an out-stretched patient, comprising of a substantially rigid floatable shape having a concave upper half and a convex lower half.

2. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in claim 1 wherein the rigid shape consists of glass reinforced plastic.

3. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in any one of claims, 1 and 2 and wherein the shape having a concave upper half and a convex lower half.

4. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and including a stainless steel towing eye on the convex lower half.

5. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and wherein the deep water resuscitation board includes handles either of a rubber covered steel or a nylon webbing fixably attached thereto.

6. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and including a velcroe nylon webbing for the strapping of the unconscious patient.

7. A deep water resuscitation board as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and including a shoulder strap and towing line.

8. A deep water resuscitation board substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, of the accompanying drawings.