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Carriage Cart

Mrs. Glickman is Physical Therapy Consultant, St. Vincent's Child Care Center, 2600 Pot Spring Rd, Timonium, MD 21093 (USA).

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The Carriage Cart was designed to transport a child in a hip spica cast living in a residential institution. It was the best alternative to an expensive commercial pediatric stretcher that would have limited long-term usage in this setting.

An old baby carriage with the car bed removed served as the base. A wooden platform (48 x 16 x in) was padded with -in foam rubber and covered with vinyl upholstery fabric. Then the platform was attached to the carriage base at both ends with a pipe strap, screws, and lock washers. The platform fit snugly between the carriage handles and overhung the base by 4 in at the handle end and 8 in at the other (Figure). Hip and chest straps made of 3-in-wide elasticized material with Velcro closures prevented the cast's movement during transport.