Gurney attachment

Claim 1

An attachment for a gurney having side handrails for transporting a patient, comprising: a tray for supporting medical equipment, said tray having a cradle for supporting a gas bottle, a resilient bumper along an edge facing the patient on said gurney and an IV pole pivotally attached to one edge of the tray so as to pivot between a rest position aligned with the tray edge and a raised vertical position; securing means for adjustably securing the tray to the side handrails; said securing means comprising a pair of downwardly depending legs at each side of the tray, a horizontal cross-bar jointing the base of each pair of legs, a pair of releasable clamp members for clamping to the opposite side handrail, and a pair of leg members each having a first portion for adjustable horizontal attachment to a respective one of said cross-bars and a second portion for adjustable vertical attachment to a respective one of said clamps, and a swivelling support for a heart monitor device, said swivelling support being pivotally mounted on said tray so as to be movable from a position over the tray to a position to one side of the tray.