Artemis Medical: The 'Cumberland' Trolley

Cumberland Infirmary and their Freeway Trolleys

The new 444 bed Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle, which opened in April 2000.

The Requirement: A new easy-access resuscitation trolley was critical for fast delivery of resuscitation equipment.

The Solution: Artemis Medical worked closely with Dave Miller (left) the Resuscitation Officer to design a custom-built trolley that would meet all of the Hospital's requirements.

The main priority was to design a small footprint trolley which would take up as little floor space as possible.Another important consideration was to include a back-bar for easy access to oxygen and suction.

Left: With a large, practical work surface (big enough to take any defibrillator), the 'Cumberland' trolley features four push-through drawers that can be accessed from either side.

The bottom drawer is extra deep - enough to take a standard drug box.

Plastic, single-use padlocks prevent casual tampering, and show when the drawers have been opened.

Left: The shallow footprint means that the trolley can be placed against any wall without blocking corridor space.

Even the sharps bin and the oxygen cylinder do not affect the overall depth, since the oxygen cylinder has been cut into the main body of the trolley and does not protrude backwards.

With four heavy-duty castors (two of them lockable) the trolley is easy to push in an emergency.

Detail Photographs


The recessed cylinder holder...		...and the sharps-bin holder.		One of the through-drawers all the way left...		...and all the way right.


Two lockable castors....		...and lockable drawers.		Four deep drawers.		Rear of fully loaded trolley.

One of the many landings that the 24 'Cumberland' resuscitation trolleys may have to cross...

Contact your local Artemis Medical Sales Specialist on 01322 628877 for more information.