A Checklist Of Patient Room Supplies

Patient rooms in hospitals need to be prepared for anything. Being able to provide complete care for potential patients means that you have to have key pieces of medical equipment ready at all times. Here, we&#;ve put together a checklist of standard patient room supplies that hospitals should have prepared. It is also a good idea to have these supplies in your hospital reserves. 

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Hospital Stretchers

This is necessary to transport patients during emergencies. Stretchers are a must-have piece of equipment, not just in ambulances but in hospitals as well, to route patients through various locations during their care. 

Defibrillators

Defibrillators are a necessity for life-threatening situations like tachycardia or cardiac arrhythmias.  Their function is to restore the heart&#;s normal rhythms. Hospitals should always have a reserve of this essential tool. 

Anesthesia Machines

These machines provide a continuous and accurate supply of medical gas to maintain proper levels of anesthesia being administered to a patient. Contemporary anesthesia machines often come equipped with tools such as suction units, patient-monitoring devices and ventilators. 

Patient Monitors

Patient monitors keep track of a patient&#;s condition both before and after a surgical procedure. They are a standard piece of medical equipment and are necessary when treating adult, neonatal and pediatric patients.

Sterilizers

Maintaining a high level of hygiene is crucial in a hospital. Sterilizers eliminate all forms of microbial life, which includes viruses, spores, fungi, bacteria and any other entities which have found their way onto surgical tools or other medical items. Autoclaves sterilize equipment through the use of high-pressure steam applied over a short period of time.

EKG/ECG Machines

An electrocardiogram (EKG) machine records heart activity over a period of time. It allows health care providers to monitor a patient&#;s overall heart rhythm to capture any abnormalities.

Surgical Tables

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Essential for patient preparation, recovery and surgical procedures.

Blanket and Fluid Warmers

If body temperatures are not maintained during surgery, post-surgical complications can occur. These include perioperative hypothermia, and an extended hospitalization and recovery period, as well as a heightened risk for infection. It is thus essential that hospitals have blankets or fluid warmers.

Electrosurgical Units

These are used during surgery to cut, coagulate or alter the patient&#;s tissue. Electrosurgical units limit the amount of blood flow to a specific area for increased visibility during surgeries. This is essential when it comes to minimizing the loss of blood during surgery.

Surgical Lights

Adequate lighting conditions are necessary to be maintained in all surgical settings. These lights must be assessed regularly to ensure that they are functioning at optimal capacity.

Staying Prepared

Overbed Tables

Overbed tables are, as the name suggests, tables that fit over the bed. These tables are usually height adjustable and some have added features such as small storage trays or drawers built into them, mirrors and tilting table tops. Overbed tables with tilting table tops are great for people who want to be able to read or write in bed without sitting fully upright. The use of these overbed tables are not restricted to use with hospital beds and can be used with any bed that has an elevated head section, as long as there is enough space under the bed to allow the base of the overbed table to fit under it.

Bed Side Rails

Side Rails for a home style hospital bed are an option and do not come standard. They come in adjustable length as pictured, half length or full length and are not only helpful as a safety feature to prevent patients from falling out of bed but they also provide a handhold for people who need to pull on something solid when repositioning themselves in bed. Side rails do not impede raising the head, feet or whole bed and can be dropped out of the way when not needed simply by flipping a lever near the base of the rails.

Trapeze Bars

Trapeze bars are important sickroom accessories designed to help patients change positions while in bed and to aid in transfer from wheelchair to bed with minimum attendant assistance. Trapeze units have a wide range of height adjustments and a hand bar to maximize patient accessibility. The unit can be installed quickly and easily on a stand to be used with any model bed or attached directly to most hospital style beds.

Mangar Sit-U-Up Pillow Lift

The Mangar Sit-u-Up Pillow lift is a structured backrest that allows the user to sit up in a comfortable position in bed. It ultimately provides extra back support, without compromising the overall comfort. The Sit-u-Up Pillow lift is a great solution for anyone who has difficulty rising into a sitting position in bed.

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Bed Back Support

The EZee Life bed back support is a lightweight adjustable angle back support to allow people in bed to sit up comfortably. This back support feature a washable fabric back sling, a small padded head cushion an has 5 different back angles. Our bed rest back support is an low cost alternative to a home hospital bed for those who don't require the features a regular hospital bed provides.

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