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How to choose a suitable hospital bed

1. Why is choosing a suitable hospital bed important?

Hospital beds significantly impact patients' comfort, rehabilitation outcomes, and nursing convenience. Wrong choices may lead to bedsores, nursing difficulties, an even secondary injuries. The demand for hospital beds varies in different scenarios (hospitals, homes, and nursing homes).

2. Clarify usage scenarios and requirements

• Home use hospital bed: Lightweight and easy to operate, suitable for long-term home care (e.g., for the elderly and paralyzed patients).

• Medical bed: With comprehensive functions and strong load-bearing capacity, meeting the standards of hospitals or nursing institutions.

• Nursing homes: Both comfort and safety must be considered, such as nursing beds equipped with guardrails and toilet grab bars.

3.Comparison of different types of beds

4.6 key factors in choosing a hospital bed

• Functional requirements

Basic functions: lifting function, adjustable height, tilt (electric/manual), back/leg angle adjustment to meet sitting and lying needs, guardrails.

Advanced functions: intelligent monitoring (heart rate, breathing), automatic turning over, remote control ( angle adjustment through mobile phone APP ), intelligent monitoring: heart rate/blood oxygen detection, fall alarm (suitable for elderly people living alone), urine alarm, anti-slip design

•  Material and load-bearing capacity

Stainless steel or steel: corrosion-resistant, easy to disinfect, suitable for hospitals

Aluminum alloy: light and suitable for home use

Wood: Environmentally friendly but moisture-proof, suitable for short-term use

Load-bearing standard: Ordinary version ≥200kg, obese patients require a wider and thicker version (≥300kg).

•  Comfort and safety

Mattress options: air mattress(anti-bedsore), anti-bedsore gel pad, breathable memory foam.

Quiet motor (will not disturb others when raising or lowering at night).

Anti-slip rollers + locking device (both mobile and fixed).

• Size and space adaptation

Standard size: length 190-200cm, width 90-100cm.

Small apartment solution: foldable or integrated bedside table design.

•  Brand and price reference ( for reference only, the actual price shall prevail )

•  After-sales and maintenance

Motor warranty period (at least 2 years), replacement costs of accessories (such as remote controls).

5. Recommended solutions in different scenarios

• Home care: Choose electric or manual according to nursing ability, and focus on anti-bedsores and easy-to-clean design.

• Hospital: Give priority to multifunctional electric beds that are compatible with intelligent systems (such as remote monitoring) .

• Nursing homes: Balancing comfort and safety, equipped with bedpans and guardrails

• Special needs: obese patients need wider load-bearing capacity (≥300kg), burn patients need special antibacterial materials, ICU critical care requires customization, etc.

• Short-term postoperative rehabilitation: manual bed (economical) + adjustable back.

6. Pitfall Avoidance Guide: Common Misunderstandings in Purchasing

Mistake 1: Looking only at the price and ignoring long-term care costs (such as repairs).

Mistake 2: Ignoring the importance of mattresses (direct contact with skin, affecting comfort).

Mistake 3: Failure to measure the room dimensions results in the inability to place the bed.

7. Purchase channel recommendations

• Cross-border e-commerce platforms (such as Amazon and Alibaba International Station): You can browse and order online, which is convenient and fast

• Local stores: You can experience the real product, try out the lifting function in the physical store, and check the material details.

• Directly contact Chinese manufacturers (B2B model) : The larger the purchase volume, the greater the discount space and the price advantage

8. Conclusion: Start from the needs and make rational choices

To summarize the core purchasing logic: first, determine the scenario → select the type → compare functions → check after-sales service.