A system comprising an assembly of structures and supports operable for
installation in a vehicle for the purpose of transporting at least one
medical attendant, one patient disposed on a stretcher, and a driver on a
small utility vehicle having a flat horizontal surface or "bed". The
invention provides an improved method for evacuating injured people such
as, for example, injured victims of a terrorist attack, or injured
soldiers from a battlefield, on a relatively narrow vehicle. The supports
are arranged so that at least one patient on a stretcher or spineboard
can be placed longitudinally in the bed of the vehicle with a medical
practitioner positioned adjacent the patient to attend to the patient's
medical needs during transport.