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WO2016007994A1
WO2016007994A1 PCT/AU2015/000416 AU2015000416W WO2016007994A1 WO 2016007994 A1 WO2016007994 A1 WO 2016007994A1 AU 2015000416 W AU2015000416 W AU 2015000416W WO 2016007994 A1 WO2016007994 A1 WO 2016007994A1
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Scott Tovey BLACKBURN
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G1/00—Stretchers
    • A61G1/013—Stretchers foldable or collapsible
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/02—Lifeboats, life-rafts or the like, specially adapted for life-saving
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G1/00—Stretchers
    • A61G1/04—Parts, details or accessories, e.g. head-, foot-, or like rests specially adapted for stretchers
    • A61G1/048—Handles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1025—Lateral movement of patients, e.g. horizontal transfer
    • A61G7/103—Transfer boards

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  • the present invention relates to rescue devices and assemblies and more particularly relates to such devices used in marine, snow and other environments where injuries can occur.
  • the present invention also relates to rescue boards used in particular though not exclusively in marine rescue such as in beach rescues.
  • the invention further relates to a life saving device which includes a co operating spinal board. More particularly the invention relates to a rescue board and other devices which have associated therewith a separable spinal board.
  • the present invention also provides a rescue assembly in which a spinal board is retained with a footprint of a rescue board.
  • rescue devices including marine rescue devices used by life savers to rescue persons who are in difficulty or have been injured in a water body such as at a beach, in rivers, in the bush or on the snow.
  • One form of known rescue device comprises a rescue board which is a planar unit having griping handles and which allows persons capable of rescue to grip the rescue board.
  • One such limitation is that a victim must be conscious and able to hold onto the rescue device.
  • Basic rescue devices are useful for victims of rips who have been swept out but are otherwise able bodied. If a victim is unconscious or incapacitated rescuers must directly handle the victim.
  • the present invention provides improvements in rescue devices and particularly devices used when spinal injuries could have occurred.
  • the present invention provides an alternative to the known rescue devices. More particularly the present invention provides an integrated rescue and spinal board assembly for use in various circumstances such as but not limited to marine environments such as beaches and rivers. The invention further provides a rescue device including a detachable spinal board.
  • the present invention allows rescuers to adopt recommended practice much earlier in a rescue in the event of a spinal or neck injury. There is a protocol followed once a patient is on dry land, but there is presently no adequate equipment which allows rescuers to adopt safe practice earlier in a rescue and in otherwise difficult conditions, especially in a marine or snow environment. If further damage to a spinal cord or neck is done while removing a patient from the water, the current protocols adopted on the shore may be too late in some cases. More injuries can be prevented if immobilisation of critical areas of anatomy are enabled earlier and during what can be necessarily rough treatment of a patient during the actual rescue.
  • This recue assembly are preferably manufactured from materials used to manufacture floatation craft such as but not limited to heavy plastics, carbon fibre composites, other materials and foams to make the rescue board more manoeuvrable, light and stable even though it incorporates a spinal board.
  • materials used to manufacture floatation craft such as but not limited to heavy plastics, carbon fibre composites, other materials and foams to make the rescue board more manoeuvrable, light and stable even though it incorporates a spinal board.
  • the incorporation of a spinal board makes it possible to start immobilising the patients from the time of rescue in the water thus giving the patient the best chance of preventing any or additional spinal damage. Once the patient is on the board the body is laid in alignment allowing a rescuer to cany the patient from the water already secured.
  • the present invention comprises: a rescue assembly comprising a floatable rescue board having a leading end and a trailing end,
  • a recess formed in the rescue board to accommodate therein a spinal board which is releasably retained in said recess, the spinal board including openings to allows restraining straps to co operate therewith for securing a patient to the spinal board.
  • the recess is formed in an upper surface of the rescue board.
  • the recess is formed inside the rescue device allowing retention of the spinal board via a rear, front or side opening.
  • the spinal board and rescue board co operate to allow a patient to be secured to the spinal board while the spinal board remains in the recess of the rescue board.
  • the rescue board includes on one or both sides a plurality of gripping handles which allow rescuers and the rescued to grip the rescue board.
  • the spinal board includes on both sides a plurality of openings which allow rescuers to feed straps or other patient restraints through each opening to secure the patient.
  • the openings also allow the spinal board to be secured to rescue board when the spinal board is not in use so that the spinal board and rescue board become an integrated assembly.
  • the spinal board includes various forms of head and neck restraint which can be adjusted to accommodate various patients and patient requirements.
  • the present invention comprises:
  • a rescue assembly comprising a rescue board having a body, a leading end and a trailing end,
  • a spinal board retained by the rescue board and which is moveable between a first state in which the spinal board is retained by and substantially within a periphery of the rescue board and a second state in which the spinal board is releasable from the periphery of the rescue board for use; the spinal board including openings which accommodate restraining straps to co operate therewith for securing a patient to the spinal board.
  • the spinal board when in the first state nests within the periphery of the rescue board in a recess which receives and retains the spinal board.
  • the recess is formed in the body of the rescue board and is accessible via a top surface of the rescue board.
  • the recess is shaped to accommodate the shape of the spinal board.
  • the recess comprises a pocket in the rescue board and is proportioned to allow a top surface of the spinal board to be flush with a top surface of the rescue board when the spinal board locates in the recess of the rescue board.
  • the rescue board includes on one or both sides a plurality of gripping handles which allow rescuers and the rescued patient to grip the rescue board.
  • the spinal board includes on both sides a plurality of openings which allow rescuers to feed straps or other patient restraints through each opening to secure the patient.
  • Alternative anchorages for the straps are contemplated such as the use of straps which are anchored to the spinal board and wrap about the whole board.
  • the spinal board and rescue board co operate to allow a patient to be secured to the spinal board when the spinal board is in its second state.
  • the spinal board and rescue board co operate to allow a patient to be secured to the spinal board while the spinal board remains in the recess of the rescue board.
  • the recess is accessible from the trailing end of the rescue board with the recess formed inside the body of the rescue device allowing retention of the spinal board via a rear opening in the rescue board.
  • the openings in the spinal board also allow the spinal board to be secured to rescue board when the spinal board is not in use so that the spinal board and rescue board are integrated.
  • the spinal board includes a head and neck restraint which supports the head and neck of a patient.
  • the head and neck restraint is both detachable and adjustable to accommodate various patients and patient requirements.
  • the spinal board is pivotally connected to the rescue board via a side or end edge of the rescue board such that the spinal board moves between the first state in which the spinal board is folded over the top of the rescue board and a second state in which the spinal board is folded out from the rescue board and accommodates a patient.
  • the rescue board and/or spinal board is/ are inflatable.
  • the rescue board and spinal board are manufactured from a heavy duty plastics material.
  • the spinal board for use with a rescue board together forming a rescue assembly; the spinal board comprising a rescue board having a body, a leading end and a trailing end, wherein the spinal board is retained by the rescue board and which is moveable between a first state in which the spinal board is retained by and substantially within a periphery of the rescue board and a second state in which the spinal board is releasable from the periphery of the rescue board for use; the spinal board including openings which accommodate restraining straps to co operate therewith for securing a patient to the spinal board.
  • the spinal board w r hen in the first state nests within the periphery of the rescue board and in a recess is fonned in the body of the rescue board.
  • the recess is proportioned to allow a top surface of the spinal board to be flush with a top surface of the rescue board when the spinal board locates in the recess of the rescue board.
  • Figure 1 shows a rescue board incorporating a spinal board according to one embodiment
  • Figure 2 shows an exploded view of the assembly of figure 1 with spinal board isolated from the rescue board.
  • Figure 3 shows a rescue board incorporating a spinal board according to an alternative embodiment
  • Figure 4 shows an exploded view of the assembly of figure 3 with spinal board isolated from the rescue board.
  • Rescue board 2 has a leading end 4 and trailing end 5.
  • Rescue board 2 has an aquadynamic shape and is designed to float.
  • Intermediate the leading end 4 and trailing end 5 is a recess 6 in upper face 7.
  • Recess 6 is sized to accommodate spinal board 3 which fits within and is releasably retained in recess 6.
  • Board 2 includes on one side gripping handles 8, 9 and 10 and on an opposite side handles 1 1, 12 and 13. These allow rescuers and the rescued to grip and hold onto the rescue board.
  • the present invention allows rescuers to have with them at the point of rescue a spinal board. If spinal board 2 is used merely as a buoyant rescue platform, then the spinal board can also act in conjunction with the rescue board 2 as a platform for a rescued swimmer to lie on Since the spinal board 3 is not often required, once a patient's injuries are determined spinal board 3 can be retained as part of the rescue board 2.
  • Incorporated in spinal board 3 are on one side openings 14, 15 and 16 and on the opposite side 17, 18 and 19. These openings allows rescuers to feed restraints (not shown) through each opening to secure the patient. The openings also allows spinal board 3 to be secured to rescue board 2 so that spinal board 3 and rescue board 2 become an integrated assembly.
  • Figure 2 shows with corresponding numbering an exploded view of the assembly 1 of figure 1 with spinal board 3 isolated from the rescue board 2.
  • the rescue board 2 is preferably used in surf rescues and is kept on hand in the event of a back, neck or other injury requiring a spinal board 3 to immobilise and restrain a patient.
  • a spinal board is keep in a life guard's tower. This makes the spinal board difficult to access in emergencies.
  • a patient must await an ambulance for proper immobilisation at which time permanent damage may have already occurred. Ready availability of a spinal board can mean the difference between permanent injury and full recovery.
  • the present invention provides assembly 1 which integrates the a spinal board 3 with a rescue device 2 which is modified to accommodate the spinal board 3. With rescue board 2 sitting at the water's edge this means that the present invention provides a spinal board 3 ready to be used at a moment's notice that is close by at the point of rescue.
  • the spinal board 3 can be quickly detached from the board 2 and used for patient restraint in the usual manner of use of spinal boards.
  • Spinal board 3 when detached can also be used as a stretcher for the purposes of carrying a patient.
  • the rescuer can use the assembly 1 as a spinal bracing platform or as a conventional stretcher where for instance a patient has to be carried up the beach for further treatment. In that case, the rescuer can detach the spinal board and use it as a stretcher. This can provide more comfort to the patient but still allows best paramedical practice.
  • spinal board 3 can be detached and used as an added precaution just in case rescuers are dealing with a possible spinal injury.
  • the present invention therefore reduces unnecessary patient movements when a spinal or back injury are suspected and a patient must be removed from the water to a spinal injury unit. Once a patient is on the spinal board 3 the patient can then be transferred to further transport i.e. ambulance, flying doctor, helicopter or another extraction vehicle buy simply unclipping the spinal board from the rescue board. As shown in figure 2, formations 21 and 22 can be manipulated to form head and neck restraints with straps (not shown on diagrams) to secure the head properly.
  • Figure 3 shows a rescue board assembly 31 incorporating a rescue board 32 and spinal board 33 according to an alternative embodiment.
  • the rescue board 32 is preferably used in surf rescues and is kept on hand in the event of a back, neck or other injury requiring a spinal board 33 to immobilise and restrain a patient.
  • Assembly 1 integrates the a spinal board 33 with a rescue device 32 which is modified to accommodate the spinal board 33 in recess 36.
  • the spinal board 33 can be quickly extracted from recess 36 and used for patient restraint in the usual manner of use of spinal boards.
  • Spinal board 33 when detached can also be used as a stretcher for the purposes of carrying a patient.
  • Rescue board 32 has an aquadynamic shape and is designed to float. At trailing end 35 is a recess 36 sized to accommodate spinal board 33 which fits within and is releasably retained in recess 36. Board 32 includes on one side gripping handles 38, 39 and 40 and on an opposite side handles 41 , 42 and 43. These allow rescuers and the rescued to grip and the rescue board. When a patient is to be carried three persons can each grip handles 8, 9 and 10 and another three can grip handles 41, 42 and 43.
  • Rescue board 33 when integrated with spinal board 33 allows rescuers to use board 32 as a patient immobiliser and head restraint at the locate of rescue. If spinal board 32 is used merely as a buoyant rescue platform, then the spinal board 33 can also act in conjunction with the rescue board 32 as a platform for a rescued swimmer to lie on. Since the spinal board 33 is not always required, once a patient's injuries are determined spinal board 33 can be retained in recess 36 as part of the rescue board 32. Connected to end 34 is a pulling rope 37 which enables controlled handling of board 32.
  • Figure 4 shows an exploded view of the assembly of figure 3 with spinal board isolated from the rescue board.
  • Incorporated in spinal board 33 are on one side openings 44, 45 and 46 and on the opposite side 47, 48 and 49. These openings allows rescuers to feed restraints (not shown) through each opening to secure the patient.
  • the openings also allows spinal board 33 to be secured to rescue board 32 so that spinal board 33 and rescue board 32 become an integrated assembly.
  • At leading end 50 of spinal board 33 are formations 51 and 52 which can be folded out of the plane of spinal board 33 into head and neck restraints.
  • Spinal board 33 can also be extended out when required for situations including mass or multi-person rescues as it double the size of the flotation space allowing more people to be rescued at one time.
  • the present invention as described herein retains the advantages of a conventional rescue board but improves patient safety, allows earlier treatment and sec urity of the patient from further damage due to the integration of a spinal board which is readily available as required.
  • This board is faster, safer and aids in every aspect of surf rescue and treatment of spinal injuries.
  • the spinal board may be fitted with ratchet style straps to secure the legs, mid-section and shoulders of a patient. This along with the head supports ( 21, 22, 51 and 52) allows the patient to be fully restrained from movement relative to the board also eliminating head and neck movement. With the spinal board integrated with the rescue device, facilities to treat spinal injury are made readily available.
  • a rescuer can strap a body to the board, instead of a rescuer putting their own life in un-necessary danger (such as sharks being attracted by the scent of the deceased body) by being on the board trying to hold the deceased on the board and stable. Sometimes this can last for long periods of time whilst rescuers wait for water police or helicopter to recover the body as beaches are normally crowed, this is done to minimise public distress.
  • un-necessary danger such as sharks being attracted by the scent of the deceased body

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L'invention concerne un ensemble de secours comprenant une planche de secours comprenant un corps, une extrémité avant et une extrémité arrière; une planche dorsale retenue par la planche de secours et qui est mobile entre un premier état dans lequel la planche dorsale est retenue par et se trouve sensiblement à l'intérieur d'une périphérie de la planche de secours et un second état dans lequel la planche dorsale peut être libérée de la périphérie de la planche de secours pour son utilisation. La planche dorsale comprend des ouvertures qui reçoivent des sangles de retenue de manière à coopérer avec celles-ci pour maintenir un patient sur la planche dorsale.
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