Patent ID: 8024827

Claim:
A method for using a patient rescue bag, comprising: providing a patient rescue bag comprising: (a) a lower portion having a generally rectangular shape with a length and a width, having two longitudinal edges and two transverse edges and having a head area near one of said transverse edges and a foot area near the other of said transverse edges, said lower portion comprising: (i) an outer surface, wherein said outer surface includes a first portion of a first quick connect/disconnect fastener device that extends proximally to and along said two longitudinal edges; (ii) an interior surface, wherein said interior surface includes a first portion of a second quick connect/disconnect fastener device that extends proximally to and along said transverse edge near said foot area; (iii) an inner portion between said outer surface and said interior surface, wherein said inner portion comprises thermal insulative material; (b) an upper portion having a generally rectangular shape with a length and a width, having two longitudinal edges and two transverse edges and having a head area near one of said transverse edges and a foot area near the other of said transverse edges, wherein the width of the upper portion is greater than the width of the lower portion, said upper portion comprising: (i) an outer surface; (ii) an interior surface, wherein said interior surface includes a second portion of said first quick connect/disconnect fastener device that extends proximally to and along said two longitudinal edges and a second portion of said second quick connect/disconnect fastener device that extends proximally to and along said transverse edge near said foot area; and (iii) an inner portion between said outer surface and said interior surface, wherein said inner portion comprises thermal insulative material; placing a patient within the patient rescue bag such that the patient rests upon the lower portion and the upper portion is above the patient; folding the longitudinal edges of the upper portion downwardly and inwardly to extend under the longitudinal edges of the lower portion; attaching the second portion of the first quick connect/disconnect fastener device to the first portion of the first quick connect/disconnect fastener device; and attaching the second portion of the second quick connect/disconnect fastener device to the first portion of the second quick connect/disconnect fastener device.