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Patient Moving Robot With Capability of Safe Removal and Transportation of Patients Suffering from Dangerous and Specially Spinal Injuries

Pooya Heiraty, Aboozar Aghajani

Abstract


Many of rescue areas are very dangerous, making rescue operation impossible for rescue team. To save the injured from such conditions unmanned systems must be built to remove the victim from the place. Some robots have been made for this purpose but they cannot lift the victim, or their lifting and moving method is dangerous for some patients. For lifting and moving victims suffering from multiple fractures and spinal injuries, a special stretcher which is called scoop-stretcher is used routinely in EMS (Emergency Medical Service). The aim of this project is to build a robot that can lift and move injured in a safe method. For this purpose, Scoop-Stretcher structure has been imitated. This robot is an asymmetric six-wheeled robot that can lift the patient with modified scoop-stretcher and move him/her over detritions. This robot is controlled remotely by a high technology wireless control-panel.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21535%2FProICIUS.2012.v8.815

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