QA3 DRIVE Patient Trolley

Reduce your manual handling liabilities further with the compact, light weight and supremely manoeuvrable QA3™ DRIVE – the complete solution for patient transport. Ideal for patient transport, examination and intubation in theatre and clinical areas, the QA3™ is robust and has maximum patient comfort built in with its exceptional low height and K8 Pressure care mattress. Featuring inbuilt motorised drive – operated by innovative touch-sensitive pushing handles: controlled, effortless travel up to gradients of 10°.

Standard Features

• Full length moulded plastic side rails drop down below the mattress support surface to allow unimpeded access for patients and virtually no gap when laterally transferring to or from a bed. Raising and lowering the side rails is almost effortless due to the counterbalanced pivot mechanism controlling movement.
• Hydraulic assist height adjustment, using foot controls, accessible from both sides of trolley; exceptional low height for easy and safe patient access
• Collapsible two stage IV pole, mounted to the outside of the side rail, at the head end. When not required, it folds down into a storage cavity, moulded into the side rail panel.
• Hydraulic assist Trendelenburg function operated from hand control at side of trolley
• 5th wheel steering significantly improves manoeuvrability and is engaged using foot pedal at the rear of trolley • Ergonomically positioned fold down push handles, at the head end, plus another set of fixed push handles behind the backrest reduce effort required when manoeuvring trolley during patient transfers • K8 pressure care mattress consisting of dual layer of hospital grade foam, with a viscoelastic memory foam top layer for additional pressure relief; mattress enclosed in a latex-free, breathable, vapour permeable 4 way stretch PU cover, with RF welded seams, for improved infection control
• Gas assist backrest function, activated from hand control behind patient’s head
• Central locking brakes accessed from both sides of trolley, front and rear
• Oxygen cylinder storage troughs moulded into both sides of ABS plastic cover over trolley base
• Rotating buffers on all four corners of trolley
• 320kg SWL

Additional features

• Motorised 5th wheel - lowered to the floor using foot pedal at the rear of trolley
• Innovative touch sensitive drive handles are used to activate the traction drive system. One drive handle is located on each side of the mattress support deck, at the head end, while a second pair are attached to the rear side of the backrest Simply pushing on the handles triggers forward motion while gently pulling back engages reverse drive. Letting go of the handles altogether stops the trolley
• ‘E’ stop button positioned below LED display
• Long life battery – up to 22 kilometres on a single charge
• On/Off switch plus LED display indicating battery charge status located at head end of mattress support frame
• Designed to handle gradients up to 10º
• When switched off, the traction drive system functions as a conventional 5th wheel