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2. Hospital bed - Wikipedia

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   A modern hospital bed at public hospital at Hong Kong Hospital beds per 1000 people 2013 [1] A hospital bed or hospital cot is a bed specially designed for hospitalized patients or others in need of some form of health care. These beds have special features both for the comfort and well-being of the patient and for the convenience of health ...

3. Orthopedic mattress - Wikipedia

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   An orthopedic mattress (or orthopaedic mattress) is a mattress designed to support the joints, back and overall body. The product is informed by the medical study of orthopaedics which focuses on disorders or deformities of the spine and joints. Orthopaedic mattresses have been created to combat the problems one might experience with a bad back ...

4. Burn recovery bed - Wikipedia

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   A burn recovery bed or burn bed is a special type of bed designed for hospital patients who have suffered severe skin burns across large portions of their body. [1]Generally, concentrated pressure on any one spot of the damaged skin can be extremely painful to the patient, so the primary function of a burn bed is to distribute the weight of the patient so evenly that no single bed contact ...

5. Adjustable bed - Wikipedia

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   Bariatric – These weight baring beds should have a weight capacity of no less than 45 stone (286kg) and be no less than 120cm wide. [5] Hospital beds must be able to withstand more rigorous and regular cleaning in order to reduce contamination. Therefore, any electrical bed components used in the hospital environment need to meet minimum ...

6. Bed size - Wikipedia

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   In South Africa, bed sizes have standard lengths of either 188 or 200 cm (74 or 79 in), [39] with the latter being called "XL" variants. XL mattresses have the same widths as their non-XL counterparts. [40] The 200 cm (79 in) XL length is recommended for persons over 183 cm (6 ft) tall. [41] Single: 92 cm (36 in) wide

7. Kelso Hospital - Wikipedia

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   The hospital has its origins in the Kelso Union Workhouse which was designed by John Smith (1783-1864) and opened in 1854. [1] [2] It was converted for hospital use, based on a design by Scottish architect James Alison (1862-1932), in 1911. [3] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and subsequently became known as "Inch Hospital". [4] [a]