MOBILE MEDICAL HOSPITAL AND PROCESS OF ITS DEPLOYMENT Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: urgent medical aid predominantly to victims of industrial accidents, technogenic catastrophes, natural and ecological calamities. SUBSTANCE: mobile medical complex manufactured in the form of body fitted with medical equipment and power supply source mounted on frame of motor vehicle is supplemented with at least one similar module. Medical equipment is distributed in modules with formation of medical sections in bodies which intercommunicate after deployment of hospital in locality. Sides of body have openings with attachment units closed by doors. Each module is provided with platform hinged to frame of motor vehicle on face wall of body within dimensions of this wall as well as with trestle which elements are mounted on platform, dismountable transit compartment and hoisting mechanism for stretchers. Trestle is mounted on side of end faces of body, transit compartment is joined to attachment units over edges of openings of body. Hoisting mechanism for stretchers of each module is joined to platform. Process of deployment of mobile hospital in locality is intended for decrease of time of putting hospital into service and for increase of its capacity. Specified deployment process includes interjoining of modules by transit compartments. In process of deployment modules are placed in parallel to sides of bodies at distances between modules equal to length of transit compartment. End faces of modules are set along one line and then transit compartments are joined to bodies. At same time trestle is mounted and hoisting mechanisms for stretchers are joined to trestle. EFFECT: increased operational characteristics of hospital and its capacity to render medical aid to victims. 6 cl, 20 dwg