The Weevac 6 is a brand of
stretcher specifically created for the transport of
babies, such as in
hospitals
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emerge ...
or for
patient evacuation
Casualty movement is the collective term for the techniques used to move a casualty from the initial location (street, home, workplace, wilderness, battlefield) to the ambulance.
In wilderness or combat conditions, it may first be necessary to st ...
. The Weevac 6 was invented by Canadian-born Wendy Murphy in 1985. She got the idea to make it while watching coverage of the
Mexico City earthquake, wondering why there was not an evacuation device designed specifically for babies.
The origin of the name "Weevac 6" comes from the fact that the device is designed to transport "6 wee babies".
The Weevac 6 ranked at No. 35 on the
CBC's miniseries ''
The Greatest Canadian Invention''.
References
External links
Weevac 6 website
Beds
Medical transport devices
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