The Differences of Manual and Electric Hospital Beds
Like the standard bed in general, hospital bed designed to be comfortable for the patient to rest during hospitalization and at home (home care).
The difference, the hospital beds have a portion of the panel [crank] that the position angle can be adjusted up and down, the panel’s head, the foot panel and go up and down the height of the bed.
This panel serves to adjust the position (positioning) corner of the patient’s body according to the needs and condition of the patient. There is also the hospital bed that can be adjusted the high-low until it reaches 20-30 cm from the floor. Usually this function is to facilitate the therapist or medical experts in conducting therapy in a patient, if necessary. For the security aspect, there is a safety rail on the side of the bed to prevent patients from falling.
There are 2 types of hospital bed, manual and electric. Basically, two types of the beds have the same function, just use a different system.
The manual hospital bed is equipped with a manual crank rotation that serves to set the position up and down the panel or crank. Typically manual hospital beds have a 1 to 4 crank rotation in accordance with the number of panels that can change its position.
While the electric hospital bed uses remote control to adjust the position of the panel. Types of electric beds are widely used in the ICU, special care room at the hospital, or the VIP room.
To note, for the use of electric hospital beds must be taken into account power factor. This means that in case the electricity dies, then the electric bed may not work at all. So if the treatment of patients at home using an electric bed and other electrical medical devices, it is recommended to supply adequate house electric power and if necessary, electric generator is provided as emergency electric power.
March 2nd, 2010 | No Comments »