Date of Defense
12-4-2007
First Advisor
Dr. James Kamman
Second Advisor
Dr. Richard Hathaway
Abstract
People in hospitals depend on stretchers every day. Injury can occur when the stretcher is not low enough, making it difficult for patients to get onto it. When this happens nurses must lift patients, creating situations where injury to the nurse or patient could occur. A new stretcher was designed that can be lowered closer to the ground to prevent these injuries. Computer aided engineering software was used to design a jack that will allow the stretcher to be lowered closer to the ground,thus preventing these situations. The new design achieves this by altering the crossbar of the litter as well as lengthening the travel of the jack by extending its components.
Recommended Citation
Pearce, Alison and Robinson, Matt, "Improvement of Stretcher Low-Height via Jack Design" (2007). Honors Theses. 1945.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/1945
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Campus Only