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Rest and Recovery at Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Hospital Beds
Santhosh Mamidi (City Head, Hyderabad)
Who requires a Hospital bed at Home?
Most patients who are bedridden spend a lot of time in bed.
A bedridden person is too ill or elderly to leave their bed, and the condition causes them to become more confined to one place.
An exclusive kind of bed made specifically for use in a hospital or other Home healthcare facility is known as a hospital bed. To meet the requirements of people who are ill or disabled, it is often outfitted with a variety of features and attachments, including:
- Adjustable height: Hospital beds can be raised and lowered to make it simpler for patients and medical staff to enter and exit the bed and undertake procedures.
- Head and foot pieces that can be adjusted: These sections can be lifted and lowered to offer patients various postures for comfort and healing.
- A built-in bedside table is a common feature of hospital beds. It can keep goods like a water glass, book, or remote control.
- Safety features: Hospital beds frequently incorporate safety measures like movable bed rails to prevent patients from slipping out of bed.
- Remote control: Many hospital beds can be adjusted in position and other ways via remote control, saving patients the trouble of getting out of bed.
- Mattress: Hospital beds frequently include a unique mattress intended to support and comfort patients with various medical issues.
- IV poles: The poles frequently affixed to hospital beds’ frames are used to hold IV bags and other medical supplies.
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A hospital bed at home is a medical bed created for those who need medical attention and aid with movement or care. These beds are often adjustable and can be elevated or lowered to help patients position themselves for treatments or operations and make it easier for them to get into and out of bed. Additionally, they might offer amenities like built-in bed rails, movable head and footrests, and electric motors for modifying the bed’s height and position. Doctors or other healthcare professionals frequently recommend hospital beds for home use, which can be rented or bought.
Generally speaking, hospital beds offer patients a secure and comfortable setting as they recuperate from their diseases or injuries.
Types of Hospital Beds for Home Care
2 Function: The back and knees can be moved up and down using a manual crank system on the two-function hospital bed. The medical adjustable bed also features a separate castor locking system. The entire medical patient bed will become immobile as soon as the nurse presses the castor braking pedal.
3 Function: Three Function Electric/Manual Care Bed has the following features: Legs bend and extend, full bed body lifts up and down with balance, backside lifts up and down, etc.
5 Function: Five adjustments can be made on a hospital bed with five functions. These often involve modifications to the head (or back), foot, height, Trendelenburg, and reverse Trendelenburg. Consumer beds considered standard are flat, secured at a specific height, and run parallel to the floor.
Santhosh Mamidi
City Head, Hyderabad
Santhosh Mamidi is a Biomedical Equipment professional with 10+ years of experience, including Critical Care Nursing. He has done his B.Sc. A nursing Graduate From NTR University, Vijayawada. He is an expert in sleep and cardiac, Pulmonology diagnostics.