Patient handling equipment used in ambulances - Part 6: Powered chairs

This document defines the minimum requirements for the design and performance of power assisted chairs, which are used for the conveyance of patients to and/or from road ambulances. It aims to ensure patient safety and to minimize the physical effort required by staff operating the equipment.

Krankentransportmittel im Krankenkraftwagen - Teil 6: Kraftunterstützte Krankenstühle

Dieses Dokument legt die Mindestanforderungen an die Ausführung und Gebrauchstauglichkeit kraftunterstützter Krankenstühle fest, die zum Transport von Patienten zu und/oder aus Krankenkraftwagen eingesetzt werden. Es ist das Ziel, für die Sicherheit des Patienten zu sorgen und die körperliche Anstrengung des Personals, das dieses Transportmittel bedient, zu minimieren.

Spécifications d'équipements pour le transport de patient dans les ambulances - Part 6 : Chaise motorisée

Le présent document définit les exigences minimales pour la conception et les performances des fauteuils à assistance électrique, qui sont utilisés pour le transport des patients vers et/ou depuis les ambulances routières. Il vise à assurer la sécurité des patients et à minimiser l'effort physique requis par le personnel qui utilise l'équipement.

Oprema za ravnanje s pacienti v reševalnih vozilih - 6. del: Prenosni stol

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Publication Date
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Start Date
24-Jan-2023
Due Date
14-Sep-2023
Completion Date
24-Jan-2023

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 1865-6:2022
01-oktober-2022
Oprema za ravnanje s pacienti v reševalnih vozilih - 6. del: Prenosni stol
Patient handling equipment used in ambulances - Part 6: Powered chairs

Krankentransportmittel im Krankenkraftwagen - Teil 6: Kraftunterstützte Krankenstühle

Spécifications d'équipements pour le transport de patient dans les ambulances routières

- Partie 6 : Fauteuils à assistance électrique
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 1865-6
ICS:
11.160 Prva pomoč First aid
43.160 Vozila za posebne namene Special purpose vehicles
oSIST prEN 1865-6:2022 en,fr,de

2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 1865-6
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2022
ICS 11.160
English Version
Patient handling equipment used in ambulances - Part 6:
Powered chairs

Spécifications d'équipements pour le transport de Krankentransportmittel im Krankenkraftwagen - Teil

patient dans les ambulances routières - Partie 6 : 6: Kraftunterstützte Krankenstühle

Fauteuils à assistance électrique

This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee

CEN/TC 239.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations

which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other

language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC

Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,

Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and

United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are

aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without

notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

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worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

European foreword ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................... 4

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................... 5

4 Requirements ................................................................................................................................................... 5

4.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 5

4.2 Dimensions ........................................................................................................................................................ 5

4.3 Mass ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5

4.4 Loading capacity .............................................................................................................................................. 6

4.5 Frame ................................................................................................................................................................... 6

4.6 Power source .................................................................................................................................................... 6

4.7 Seat and Backrest ............................................................................................................................................ 6

4.8 Restraint system .............................................................................................................................................. 6

4.9 Flammability — toxicity burning gases................................................................................................... 6

4.10 Deformation of the frame ............................................................................................................................. 6

4.11 Locking ................................................................................................................................................................ 6

4.12 Deformation of the backrest lying-sitting area .................................................................................... 6

5 Marking ............................................................................................................................................................... 7

Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European standard and the General

Safety and Performance Requirements of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 aimed to be

covered................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 12

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European foreword

This document (prEN 1865-6:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 239 “Rescue

systems”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.

This European Standard is a part of EN 1865, Patient handling equipment used in ambulances, which

consists of the following parts:

• Part 1: General stretcher systems and patient handling equipment; (forseen for revision)

• Part 2: Power assisted stretcher; (forseen for revision)
• Part 3: Heavy duty stretcher; (forseen for revision)
• Part 4: Foldable patient transfer chair; (forseen for revision)
• Part 5: Stretcher support; (forseen for revision)
• Part 6: Powered chairs. (the present document)

This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European

Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU

Directive(s) / Regulation(s).

For relationship with EU Directive(s) / Regulation(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part

of this document.
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1 Scope

This document defines the minimum requirements for the design and performance of power assisted

chairs, which are used for the conveyance of patients to and/or from road ambulances. It aims to ensure

patient safety and to minimize the physical effort required by staff operating the equipment.

2 Normative references

The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content

constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For

undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 597-1:2015, Furniture - Assessment of the ignitability of mattresses and upholstered bed bases - Part 1:

Ignition source smouldering cigarette

EN ISO 20417:2021, Medical devices - Information to be supplied by the manufacturer (ISO 20417:2021,

Corrected version 2021-12)

EN 1865-1:2010+A1:2015, Patient handling equipment used in road ambulances - Part 1: General stretcher

systems and patient handling equipment

prEN 1865-2:2022, Patient handling equipment used in ambulances — Part 2: Power assisted stretcher

Medical electrical equipment — Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and

EN 60601-1-2:2015,

essential performance — Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances— Requirements and tests

(IEC 60601-1-2:2014 and A1:2020)

EN 62366-1:2015, Medical devices — Part 1: Application of usability engineering to medical devices

(IEC 62366-1:2015 and COR1:2016 and A1:2020)

EN ISO 14971:2019, Medical devices — Application of risk management to medical devices

(ISO 14971:2019)

EN ISO 15223-1:2021, Medical devices - Symbols to be used with information to be supplied by the

manufacturer - Part 1: General requirements (ISO 15223-1:2021)
Document impacted by A1:2021.
Document impacted by AC:2015 and A1:2020.
Document impacted by A11:2021.
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
power assisted chair

device designed to transfer a patient in a sitting position to the road ambulance, but not to be used to

transport a patient within the road ambulance
4 Requirements
4.1 General

These power assisted chairs shall be fitted with a powered mechanism to assist the descent and/or ascent

of steps in order to minimize the need for manual transportation of the patient and chair.

When power assisted chairs are operated and maintained in accordance with manufacturer instructions,

they should not present any high level of risk. Any identified risk shall be reduced to an acceptable level

by using risk management principles in accordance with EN ISO 14971:2019 in normal and single fault

condition.

The chair shall ensure that the operators are able to use the chair on stairs whilst maintaining good

ergonomics and posture (e.g. by handles, bars).

All equipment for the handling of patients shall be free of any sharp edges or deformation that could cause

injury to
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