EN 1865 Patient Transport Equipment Used in Road Ambulances

The ISO 1865 standard, published by the International Standards Organization (ISO), consists of the following sections under the main title of "Patient transport equipment used in road ambulances":

• EN 1865-1 Part 1: General stretcher systems and patient transport equipment
• EN 1865-2 Part 2: Power-assisted stretcher
• EN 1865-3 Part 3: Heavy-duty stretcher
• EN 1865-4 Part 4: Foldable patient transfer chair
• EN 1865-5 Part 5: Stretcher support

The EN 1865-1 standard defines minimum requirements for the design and performance of stretchers and other patient transport equipment used in road ambulances for the treatment and transportation of patients. With this standard, it is aimed to ensure patient safety and to minimize the physical effort required by the personnel operating the equipment.

The EN 1865-2 standard defines minimum requirements for the design and performance of power-assisted stretchers used in road ambulances for the treatment and transportation of patients. With this standard, it is aimed to ensure patient safety and to minimize the physical effort required by the personnel operating the equipment. A power assisted stretcher is a stretcher designed for the safe and comfortable transport of sick or injured persons or persons at work in a supine position, facilitating treatment and providing powerful movements to reduce the physical effort required by operators in the operation of the stretcher.

The EN 1865-3 standard describes the minimum requirements for the design and performance of heavy-duty stretchers used in road ambulances for the treatment and transport of patients. This standard aims to ensure patient safety and minimize the physical exertion required of the personnel operating the equipment. A heavy-duty stretcher is designed for the treatment and transport of patients when their weight or size exceeds the operating capacity of a standard stretcher.

The EN 1865-4 standard defines minimum requirements for the design and performance of foldable patient transfer seats used for transporting patients to or from road ambulances. . With this standard, it is aimed to ensure patient safety and to minimize the physical effort required by the personnel operating the equipment.

EN 1865-5 standard describes minimum requirements for the design and performance of stretcher supports mounted on road ambulances to hold main stretcher or incubator systems, in accordance with EN 1865-1, EN 1865-2 and EN 13976-2 standards, to ensure patient safety and operator safety and to minimize the physical exertion required of personnel operating the equipment. This standard refers to EN 1789 Medical vehicles and equipment – ​​Road ambulances. For the purposes of this standard,

• The expression stretcher support refers to a device with a stretcher or incubator attached to the floor or side wall of the ambulance. The stretcher supports can be manually or power operated and may include a shock absorbing system. In addition, the stretcher support can be equipped with special devices to reduce the effect of the vehicle's acceleration forces on the stretcher or the machine during transportation. It can be equipped with devices such as stretcher support, tiltable and extendable top tray, fixed or folding ramp.
• The expression stretcher support with manual operation refers to the support that can be moved using only the manual force of the operator.
• The expression electric stretcher support refers to fully or partially powered support through actuators (electric, hydraulic, pneumatic, etc.).
• The expression shock absorbing stretcher support refers to support with pneumatic, hydraulic, hydro-pneumatic or mechanical suspensions. It is designed to reduce the impact of road surfaces and thus provide better comfort for the patient.
• The residual deflection is the sum of the permanent deformation and shear displacement in the test direction, expressed in millimeters.

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