Patient handling apparatus; patient lifting apparatus; patient lifting and transferring apparatus; patient carrying apparatus; carrying chairs for patients; emergency evacuation apparatus; emergency evacuation chairs; ambulance stretchers, emergency stretchers; stretcher mattresses; cushions and pillows for medical purposes; patient immobilising and safety apparatus; devices for securing patient handling apparatus to a vehicle; devices for securing patient handling apparatus to a floor of a vehicle; stairway evacuation apparatus; stairway descent and ascent apparatus; parts and fittings for the aforesaid goods