Yeah... I meant to write a "neat things from EMS Today," but never got around to it.
They had a HUGE booth and display, lots of giveaways, and lots of flash... so they put a LOT of money into the rollout.
The power stretchers look OK... they use a dual-battery system, and they have a few new additions, including a built-in scale and a system that detects that the cot is o too steep a slope and near tilting over. They also have a set of brakes that are controlled from the head of the stretcher, so you can easily maneuver an empty stretcher with one person and you don't have to wrestle with it.
The gurney also is designed to allow the knees and legs to be lifted like a hospital bed... which would probably be a lot more comfortable for a knee replacement Pt.
HOWEVER... it was beaten to the market by 2-3 years by both Stryker and Ferno, so a new company has some good ideas, but the giants have a headstart... so I think there is, at best, a 50% chance that they "catch" and get enough of a market share to keep themselves in business. This is my personal opinion, but I heard the same thought from others who saw their booth.
Of course, they might upset the market leaders... and they might also come out with OTHER products that do more than their competitors... so who knows.
They also had a stairchair that seemed to take the best parts of both the Ferno and Stryker "tank tread" stair chairs.
