Revolutionizing Emergency Preparedness And Rapid Response: The Value Of Foldable Community Patient Couches In Disaster And Crisis Situations

Authors

  • Shapna Sankar
  • Shanmugananth Elayaperumal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52783/jns.v14.2825

Keywords:

Assistive Devices, Modular bed, Emergency, Disaster and community sector, Foldable And Portable Couch

Abstract

The field of invention meant to the present disclosure generally relates to the technical field of assistive devices for physician and patients and in specific relates to a portable folding bed for easy and efficient camping treatment which eliminates the physician's and patient's inconvenience while treating in community sector. A concern for physician faced during the community camping service in helping the public to attain the complete health treatment. Mostly the community camping have to depend on the hospital bed and equipment which proceeds to the transferring process of bed from hospital to camp setup and also from one camping place to other camping place. Additionally, the physician and patient have to completely depends on the bed which is over weight to transfer, which results to the lack in number of bed for the treatment of patient. In order to avoid this status, there's a need of device that enable the effective way of transporting or transferring the bed easily by folding it and carried by an individual. According to an aspects, this invention provides a portable folding bed with wheel for mobility and also compressed of elevating adjustable back rest to make user convince, further it help in easy and comfortable position for patients and their treatment. In order to create the modular bed, a main feature is required for the patient care depending on the severity of illness, most of the camping sector doesn't handle the case of intensive care, but incase if there is need or possibility to attend these case in camping , the patient need to be isolated from other patient within the camping place. To solve this problem, this modular bed contains the attached screen facilities for the patient privacy and for the isolated treatment care. In some situation, the slide screen are also unnecessary in hospital sector, so to fulfill the requirements of screen in camping this modular bed may achieve the growing demand.

ARTICLES HIGHLIGHTS:

  • These couches are lightweight, durable, and easy to transport, making them ideal for use in emergency disaster relief camps, mobile hospitals, community health centers, and field clinics
  • their role in global health emergency responses, such as during outbreaks of infectious diseases like COVID-19, Ebola, and cholera.
  • A portable folding bed for easy and efficient camping treatment way of transporting or transferring the bed easily by folding it and carried by an individual and a bed with wheel for mobility and also compressed of elevating adjustable back rest to make user convince and attachment of screen facilities for the isolated treatment care.

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2025-03-31

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Sankar S, Elayaperumal S. Revolutionizing Emergency Preparedness And Rapid Response: The Value Of Foldable Community Patient Couches In Disaster And Crisis Situations. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2025Mar.31 [cited 2025Oct.10];14(6):27-41. Available from: https://mail.jneonatalsurg.com/index.php/jns/article/view/2825