A-A-51355B
24 December 1991
SUPERSEDING
A-A-51355A
30 May 1989
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
STRETCHER, HOSPITAL (Wheeled)
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description as a replacement for MIL-S-36562A which has been cancelled.
This Commercial Item Description covers a wheeled hospital stretcher suitable for general patient transportation.
Salient characteristics:
The hospital stretcher shall be a stable, four-wheeled stretcher equipped with two self-storing side rails, and adjustable intravenous (IV) rod, two restraint straps, and shall be suitable for general patient transportation. The stretcher shall be a one-piece unit, fully conductive, with dimensions of 27 inches plus or minus 1 inch wide by 78 inches plus or minus 2 inches long, and shall be equipped with a suitable rubber bumper around its entire periphery. The stretcher top to floor distance shall be 43 inches plus or minus 2 inches. The stretcher shall be tested for electrical conductivity in accordance with National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard No. 99, Health Care Facilities.
The stretcher frame shall be fabricated of chrome plated tubular steel. The litter shall be epoxy coated steel or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Series 300 corrosion-resisting steel. Corrosion-resisting steel shall have a No. 4 commercial finish, or better, on exposed surfaces. The underside of the stretcher, and other surfaces not visible, shall have a No. 2B finish. As an alternate to the chrome plating on the frame, epoxy powder
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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