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    The document discusses four types of specialized beds: a bariatric bed to assist with caring for obese patients by making turning, transferring, and patient care tasks easier; a fall prevention bed that uses tilt and foot lifting controls to safely move patients to an upright position and prevent falls; a pressure relief bed that uses static or alternating air surfaces to protect pressure points and prevent ulcers; and a kinetic therapy bed that uses movement to prevent pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients.

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    The document discusses four types of specialized beds: a bariatric bed to assist with caring for obese patients by making turning, transferring, and patient care tasks easier; a fall prevention bed that uses tilt and foot lifting controls to safely move patients to an upright position and prevent falls; a pressure relief bed that uses static or alternating air surfaces to protect pressure points and prevent ulcers; and a kinetic therapy bed that uses movement to prevent pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients.

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    Bariatric Bed Helps Prevent Pressure Sores

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    Liswid King
    The document discusses four types of specialized beds: a bariatric bed to assist with caring for obese patients by making turning, transferring, and patient care tasks easier; a fall prevention bed that uses tilt and foot lifting controls to safely move patients to an upright position and prevent falls; a pressure relief bed that uses static or alternating air surfaces to protect pressure points and prevent ulcers; and a kinetic therapy bed that uses movement to prevent pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients.

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     Bariatric Bed Some of the tasks that present extra challenges when the patient is obese include turning

    and repositioning in bed to prevent pressure sores; transferring in and out of bed or chair; assisting with bathing and toileting; supporting a limb while performing patient care tasks; etc.

     Fall Prevention Bed The bed uses precise controls to ensure a persons safety. The bed will tilt and a lifter for the feet will bring them level with the floor. It is engineered in such a way to ensure the occupant remains against the bed while being put in an upright position. This bed can be used in prevention of falls, reducing the risk of hip fractures and safely increasing independence.

     Pressure Relief Bed Prevent development of Pressure ulcers. Lying on a pressure relief mattress can help enormously. Pressure points can be protected by either pressure-reducing surfaces, such as a static air pressure mattress, or pressure-relieving surfaces, such as an alternating air pressure mattress.

     Kinetic Therapy Bed Kinetic bed therapy to prevent nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients.

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