A LITERATURE REVIEW ON AUTOMATIC STRECHER CUM WHEEL CHAIR

Authors

  • Harshal Mali UG Student,Department of Mechanical EngineeringIndiraCollege of Engineering & Management, Pune
  • ShubhamPawar UG Student,Department of Mechanical EngineeringIndiraCollege of Engineering & Management, Pune
  • Sagar Ramdasi, UG Student, Department of Mechanical EngineeringIndiraCollege of Engineering & Management, Pune

Keywords:

Stretcher,, Wheelchair,, Automatic converting stretcher into wheelchair

Abstract

In India the number of disabled individuals is increasing everyyear. Mobility aids are useful for patients for transportation and a replacement for walking especially in indoor and outdoor environment. Wheelchairs and stretchers are the most commonly used medical equipment for the transportation of patients. Transferring the patients from wheelchair to stretcher or to the medical bed is always an issue for the attendant or nurse. Understanding the various issues regarding the mobility equipment and introducing a better design will be an asset for the medical field anda helping hand for disabled individuals. There is a need for a wheelchair cum stretcher to facilitate the disabled patient’s mobility and to provide novel medical equipment for use in the Indian hospitals

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2021-03-27

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