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Abstract

A stretcher capable of transforming into a stretcher configuration and a wheelchair configuration, which increases the rigidity of its frame structure to facilitate retention of a posture of a patient, enhancing safety and is superior in the operability such that transformation is enabled by one operation. A frame of the stretcher is divided into at least four portions, i.e., an above knee portion (4) constituting a seat portion supporting a femoral region of a patient, a lumbar portion (3) included in a backrest supporting an upper portion of a body of the patient, an armrest portion (6) constituting an armrest, and a below knee portion (5) capable of supporting a lower limb region. The frames constituting the above knee portion (4), the lumbar portion (3), the armrest portion (6) and the below knee portion (5) are rotatably coupled with each other, and the positional relationship between these portions is changed to enable transformation into a stretcher configuration in which a flat mat surface area including the armrest is formed and a wheelchair configuration in which the mat is bent and the armrest is raised up. The patient can be mounted to be moved in either posture of the stretcher configuration or the wheelchair configuration.

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