All You Need to Know About ICU Bed Specifications

Introduction

Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Critical Care Unit (CCU), or Intensive Treatment Unit (ITU). Don’t worry; they are all the same!

It is a multidisciplinary unit specially designed to cater to the needs of critically ill patients. Located in an independent area in a medical facility, it houses multiple beds along with hightech life support systems to provide temporary assistance or act as a replacement for various failing organs, mainly lungs, cardiovascular organs, and kidneys.

Every hospital’s management, along with its team of doctors and nurses, is committed to closely monitoring every severely ill patient and providing the right medical assistance as per severity requirements.

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Plan and Design

Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM), in its ICU planning and designing guideline, has laid out a general list of equipment and attributes that a critical care unit should adorn according to its different facility sizes and severity levels.

However, it’s essential to consider that all ICUs may have different structures and provide different specification equipment depending upon their geographical, monetary, and treatment conditions.

But let’s talk about ICU beds, one of the most important pieces of equipment for patients for a quicker and more comfortable recovery. Department of Health and Social Care, UK, in their Critical Care Unit Planning & Design Notes published on the NHS website describes how an ICU bed should be brief.

“An electric bed capable of attaining chair and Trendelenburg positions, fitted with a pressure-relieving mattress.”

In line with this statement, let us introduce you to PRANA, our most advanced ICU bed.

PRANA - A High-Tech ICU Bed

An IEC 60601 (a standard technical series covering safety, compatibility, and performance of medical equipment) based motorized or electric ICU bed - PRANA, is designed to complement different levels of treatment an ICU patient has to go through; without compromising built quality.

Now that you know PRANA, let’s take you through its benefiting specifications for your medical facility.

One Touch Cardiac Chair Position

Patients will be able to convert their bed into a chair-type position with the help of a single button. This smooth transition will help them perform their mobility exercises better for a speedy recovery while also caring for their dining needs.

Lowest Height - 340MM Best in Class

No patient or doctor can afford a fall while already in critical condition. Therefore, PRANA will help reduce the fall risk by attaining the lowest best height of 340MM.

Examination and Transport Height

To ease the process of conducting examinations and shifting patients, the PRANA ICU bed is equipped with a single-button utility feature.

It can transform a normal electric ICU bed into a bed with a 740MM height for examination purposes and a bed with a height of 640MM that will be useful while shifting/moving patients in the hospital.

30 Degree Backrest Pause

Positions

Mattress

Being bedridden is difficult; no one wants a patient to suffer more because of an uncomfortable mattress. Therefore, PRANA has developed an ultra-premium super soft, highdensity mattress to pair perfectly with ICU beds.

Conclusion

Being sick is fearsome, but being sick in an improperly equipped environment is traumatic!

Surroundings, equipment, comfort, and people matter the most regarding a patient’s recovery. Thus, with a vision to better life-improving products, we are proud to have developed superior ICU beds like PRANA and YOGA.