Low bed
In the home and residential care with the term low-bed (: too low nursing bed , low-floor bed , low bed or Down-floor bed ) refers to a bed whose mattress support can be lowered to a height of 20 to 25 cm. The decisive factor is the distance from the floor to the top edge of the lying surface without the mattress. Compared to standard care beds (lowest adjustable height approx. 40 cm), low beds represent a separate bed category.
function
Low care beds offer the same range of functions as standard care beds and are subject to the same provisions and ordinances such as B. SGB XI , SGB V and the standard EN 60601-2-52 . As with standard care beds, the reclining surfaces of low nursing care beds can be adjusted several times and enable sitting positions and therapeutic reclining positions such as cardiac or Trendelenburg positions . For ergonomic working conditions for nurses and therapists, low beds must also be movable to a height of at least 65 cm, usually 80 cm.
concept
The lowered lying surface of low beds is intended to reduce the risk of injury from falling out of bed. At the same time, it makes it possible to largely dispense with measures that restrict freedom such as side rails, restraint or sedation . The low bed thus fulfills the requirements of the Federal Court of Justice , according to which people in need of care may not be deprived of their freedom, as well as the requirements of the so-called " Werdenfelser Weg ", according to which any freedom restrictions required under care law should be limited to a minimum.
Safety measures such as split lowerable side rails are customary as special equipment. If necessary, they can strengthen the resident's sense of security and security and are justified as long as they are not perceived as restrictive. When only partially lowered, they can also function as a grab bar when going to bed or getting up.
Low beds are generally suitable for all users. They are often used in geriatric and pediatric care patients with restless motor skills to prevent the effects of falls.
The motorized height adjustment of the lying surface also enables a bed height to be adjusted exactly to the body dimensions in order to make it easier for people with limited mobility to get in and out of bed.
Web links
- Online planning aid for municipal fall prevention in the NRW prevention concept of the North Rhine-Westphalia Health Center (LZG.NRW)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Huey-Ming Tzeng, Chang-Yi Yin: Heights of occupied patient beds: a possible risk factor for inpatient case . In: Journal of Clinical Nursing . tape 17 , no. June 11 , 2008, ISSN 1365-2702 , pp. 1503-1509 , doi : 10.1111 / j.1365-2702.2007.02086.x .
- ↑ BGH judgment III ZR 391/04. In: juris.bundesgerichtshof.de. Retrieved August 22, 2016 .