Comparative analysis of electric hospital beds and ordinary hospital beds

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In the medical environment, hospital beds are extremely important equipment, and both electric and ordinary hospital beds have their own characteristics and application scenarios. The following is a comparative analysis of them.

1、 Functional convenience

The functions of ordinary hospital beds are relatively limited, usually only providing a flat surface for patients to rest and lie down. Height adjustment often requires medical staff to manually operate the joystick at the foot of the bed, and the adjustment range is limited. For example, when raising the hospital bed for medical staff to perform nursing operations, the manual joystick may be laborious and the adjustment speed may be slow.

Electric hospital beds have highly intelligent functions. It can easily achieve the lifting and lowering of the bed body through electric buttons, not only can it quickly and accurately adjust to the desired height, but also achieve angle adjustment of multiple parts, such as the head and tail of the bed can be adjusted separately, making it convenient for patients to find the most comfortable lying posture according to their own needs. For example, raising the head of the bed makes it easier for patients to eat and read in a semi lying position, greatly improving the patient’s experience and the convenience of medical work.

Electric hospital bed

2、 Patient comfort level

Due to the lack of precise angle adjustment function in ordinary hospital beds, patients may feel discomfort and pressure on certain parts of their body when lying down for a long time, such as poor blood circulation in the back and buttocks.

Electric hospital beds can effectively disperse body pressure points and reduce local compression by adjusting the angles of different parts. For example, raising the foot of the bed appropriately can promote blood reflux in the lower limbs, which is very beneficial for patients with lower limb edema or those who need to promote blood circulation after surgery. Moreover, the mattress and other configurations of electric hospital beds are often more comfortable, which can better fit the patient’s body curve and further enhance the patient’s comfort.

3、 Medical work efficiency

For medical staff, during emergency procedures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ordinary hospital beds may require temporary manual adjustment due to inappropriate height, which can waste valuable emergency time.

Electric hospital beds can be quickly adjusted to a height suitable for emergency treatment, making it convenient for medical staff to operate. In daily care, such as changing bed sheets and conducting physical examinations for patients, the convenient adjustment function of electric beds can also make it easier and more efficient for medical staff to complete their work, reduce physical exertion, and thus have more energy to invest in patient care services.

Electric hospital bed.

4、 Cost difference

The structure of ordinary hospital beds is relatively simple and the cost is relatively low. They are widely used in some primary medical units or places with limited budgets.

Due to its advanced electric adjustment system and intelligent functions, electric hospital beds have high manufacturing costs and are usually several times more expensive than ordinary hospital beds. This makes it difficult for some small medical institutions to equip them on a large scale due to cost factors.

Overall, electric hospital beds have significant advantages in terms of functionality, comfort, and medical work efficiency, making them more suitable for places with higher requirements for intelligent and humanized medical equipment; However, ordinary hospital beds still play an important role in some basic medical environments due to their low cost characteristics.


Post time: Jan-16-2025