Patient handling equipment used in road ambulances – Part 5: Stretcher support
DIN EN 1865-5:2012-09 (E)
Patient handling equipment used in road ambulances – Part 5: Stretcher support
Contents Page
Foreword ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
1 Scope …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
2 Normative references …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
3 Terms and definitions …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
4 Requirements ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
4.1 Edges …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
4.2 Loading capacity ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
4.3 Interface on ambulance floor or/and sidewall and stretcher support tray …………………………. 5
4.4 Fixation on ambulance floor or/and sidewall and stretcher support tray ………………………….. 5
4.5 Powered stretcher support …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
4.6 Shock-absorbing stretcher support ………………………………………………………………………………… 6
4.7 EMC ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
4.8 Test method for fixation on ambulance floor or/and sidewall and stretcher support tray ….. 6
4.8.1 General ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
4.8.2 Dynamic testing ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7
Annex A (informative) Test summary ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 10
Annex B (informative) Optional requirements ………………………………………………………………………………. 11
B.1 Sliding test …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11
B.2 Sideways movement …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11
B.3 Sliding tray (backwards and forward movement) …………………………………………………………… 11
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 93/42/EEC on Medical Devices ………………………………………… 12
Bibliography ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14