Weevac 6

Weevac 6

The Weevac 6 is a brand of stretcher specifically created for the transport of babies, such as in hospitals or for evacuation. The Weevac 6 was invented by Canadian-born Wendy Murphy in 1985, who says that she got the idea to make it while watching coverage of the Mexico City earthquake, wondering why there wasn't an evacuation device designed specifically for babies.". [cite web |url=http://www.magma.ca/~drcanrt/weevacinvent.htm |title=Local woman nominated for "greatest invention" |accessdate=2007-12-20 |author=Vance Gutzman |date=2006-09-27 ]

The origin of the name "Weevac 6" comes from the fact that the device is designed to transport "6 wee babies". [cite web |url=http://www.inventivewomen.com/library/library_wendy_murphy_on.shtml |title=Inventive Women Biographies: Wendy Murphy |accessdate=2007-12-20 |format= |work= ]

The Weevac 6 ranked at No. 35 on the CBC's miniseries "The Greatest Canadian Invention."

References

External links

* [http://weevac.com/prd.php?pn=weevac_6 Weevac 6 website]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/inventions/inventions.html?inventionID=48 Weevac 6 on CBC's The Greatest Canadian Inventions]


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