Patent ID: 6845533

Claim:
An emergency services patient transport board comprising a support board defining an essentially flat upper surface on which a patient lies, a lower surface, a foot end and a head end, at least one restraining member secured to said support board for securing a patient thereon, a foldable foot support mounted on said upper surface of said support board at said foot end thereof for movement between a folded position on said upper surface and an extended position essentially perpendicular to said upper surface, said foot support pivoting about an axis normal to the longitudinal axis of said rectangular member thereby to provide a support platform for the feet of a patient when said patient is on said support board, a skid plate mounted on said lower surface of said support board at said foot end to define a supporting surface when said support board is in a substantially vertical orientation, an opposed pair of rail members pivotally mounted on said lower surface of said support board, said rail members extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of said support board, one end of each said rail member terminating adjacent said foot end of said support member, said rail members being pivotally mounted for movement between a folded position on said lower surface of said support board and an extended position extending substantially perpendicular to said lower surface, said rail members pivoting about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of said support board.