Flat opening clamshell-style first aid kit
Patent Abstract
A first aid kit with a clamshell-style case is disclosed. The case
has a base portion and front and back panels pivotally secured thereto
at first and second pivots, respectively. The first and second pivots
are aligned substantially parallel to and spaced apart from each
other thereby allowing the front and back panels are pivoted away
from each other so as to lie in substantially the same plane as
the base portion to allow easy access to items within the case.
Patent Claims
A mobile first aid post comprising a road vehicle having a compartment
of an openable enclosure for housing medical supplies and equipment,
the compartment including a fixed structure and at least one rigid
panel pivotally movable relative to the fixed structure between
a closing condition where the panel defines at least part of a side
wall of the enclosure and an erected condition where the panel is
in a substantially or near horizontal condition creating an opening
and providing a region covered overhead for a person positioned
adjacent the side of the vehicle, and wherein medical utilities
selected from one or more of compressed air, suction, water, and
oxygen are provided accessible by a user from the downwardly facing
major surface of the panel aiding in the treatment of patients positioned
below the panel. The panel may also be of an extendable type. Sideboards
may also be included acting as a seat to personnel inside the compartment
in a first condition and as a step up for people entering and leaving
the compartment in a second condition.
Patent Description
A kit for injecting thermally-conditioned fluids, particularly for
first-aid actions, comprising a bag with at least one first pocket
therein for containing at least one pouch of fluid to be injected
or at least one pouch of fluid to be injected and a pouch-shaped
thermal reactor, the pocket being provided with a closure flap suitable
to contain leaks of the fluid and/or of reagents of the reactor,
and at least one second pocket for containing an air-filled chamber
associated with an air pump, at least the first pocket and the flap
being made of impermeable and thermally-insulating material. |