Equipment for Bedridden Patients at Home

1. Equipment for Bedridden Patients at Home Bedridden conditions are certain unpleasant depressing moments for patients, especially to the elderly as they require more bed rest than any other age group due to age related issues. Their body will be in degenerative process and they slowly start facing immobility issues and various health issues. We often hear many of the elderly who get bedridden as they reach the stage where mobility becomes almost impossible. Some seniors may require bed rest post undergoing operations or while recovering from certain diseases. Be it for bedridden reasons or for a speedy recovery post facing a health issue, bedridden is a situation or a complicated lifestyle for patients who under go distress and psychological trauma that requires the dedicated service of the caregivers or family members with patience, love and care. Bedridden patients experience frequent mood swings, anger and frustration due psychological and physiological reasons. Psychological reasons include their medical state, loss of independency to satisfy their basic needs, feeling of guilt for creating inconvenience to others. Physiological factors include the medical consequences of being bedridden such developing bed sores on the back, spine, lower back, elbows etc., pressure ulcers due to constant body pressures, blood clots due to lack of mobility that usually develops in the legs’ veins progressing to lungs causing pneumonia sometimes even life threatening medical conditions. Hence personal hygiene of patients and periodic bed maintenance should be taken care by the caregivers or family members.

2. Such impacts of bedridden medical consequences can be handled with the aid of the following medical equipment and supporting accessories: Hospital cots with bed rails are safe for bedridden patients preventing fall and these beds can be tilted in any comfortable positions easing them to sit for sometime during dining, reading books or watching TV. This enables them to create a positive mind set. 1. Hospital cots with bed rails are safe for bedridden patients preventing fall and these beds can be tilted in any comfortable positions easing them to sit for sometime during dining, reading books or watching TV. This enables them to create a positive mind set. 2. Home based sugar and blood pressure kits are extremely useful and essential to monitor the regular sugar and BP levels or during emergency. Even heart rate monitoring machines are available to study the pulse rate. 3. Wheel chairs are inevitable for bedridden patients to move around indoors and outdoors. 4. Bedside commodes and bed pans aid to handle urine and bowel activities. 5. Adjustable and movable bed tables help the patients to eat, read books or perform any other table activities giving them relief from the monotonous bedridden life style. 6. Braces, supporters such as bed ladder ropes are useful to pull up from lying position.

3. 7. Nebulizers are helpful for asthma and wheezing conditions for bedridden patients sufering from breathing anomalies. 8. Pressure relief mattresses relieve the body pressure thus preventing pressure ulcers. 9. Ventilators are very much essential for patients sufering from self breathing. 10.Oxygen concentrator and IV are two most essential medical equipment to control oxygen levels and inject glucose drips. Thanks to the medical advancement today which has enlightened the dark life of numerous bedridden patients enabling them to lead a privileged lifestyle amidst their medical woes. Above all, the love and care of family members and caregivers contribute to the real cure and comfort of bedridden patients.