Mobile medical treatment platform with utilities umbilicus

DETAILED DESCRIPTION A mobile medical unit 10 for use in our invention is mounted on a truck chassis 12 as shown in FIG.
1.
The mobile medical unit is similar to a mobile medical unit disclosed in coassigned U.
S.
Pat.
No.
5,236,390, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
The size, shape, and weight of the mobile medical unit 10 are limited by the mode of deployment which can include air cargo, helicopter, as well as alternative types of ground transport.
Following deployment as shown in FIGS.
2 and 3, the mobile medical unit can be supported on jacks 14.
The mobile medical unit 10 has interior space 16 enclosed by front and rear exterior walls 18 and 20 and two side exterior walls 22 and 24.
The interior space 16 is divided into an entryway compartment 26, a service compartment 28, and a treatment compartment 30.
The entryway compartment 26, provides an airlock to help maintain an aseptic attitude within the treatment compartment 30.
A storage compartment 32 containing various medical supplies including medical gases 34 is accessible through the entryway compartment 26.
However, for purposes of this invention, the storage compartment 32 can be considered as a part of the service compartment 28, which includes such features as generators 36, air handling equipment 38, and telecommunications equipment 40.
An interior treatment platform 44, such as a surgical gurney, is centered within the treatment compartment 30 for administering medical services to patients.
Near a front end 46 of the treatment platform 44, an overhead examination light 48 is mounted from a ceiling 50.
A rail system 52 having a first set of ports 56 for delivering medical utilities and a second set of ports 58 for delivering electrical utilities extends across the ceiling 50 near a rear end 54 of the treatment platform 44 for making the medical and electrical utilities conveniently available within the treatment compartment 30.
An interior umbilicus 60 extending from the rear end 54 of the treatment platform splits into a first group of lines 62 connected to the first set of ports 56 and a second group of lines 64 connected to the second set of ports 58