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DEVICES
2. BACK REST
3. BED CRADLE
4. CARDIAC TABLE
5. MATTRESSES
6. TRAPEZE BAR
7. FOOTBOARD
8.TROCHANTER
ROLLS
9.SANDBAGS
10.SIDE RAILS
12.KNEE REST
13.BED BLOCKS
PILLOWS
PURPOSES:
Used for support to maintain correct
body alignment
Used under head , arms , legs &
along spine or abdomen to provide
comfort.
PILLOWS
BACK REST
Support patients back at an angle , so
that he may maintain a sitting position.
Can be adjusted to desired angle.
Extra pillows are needed.
Arms of patient are well supported.
Used for pts suffering with cardiac &
pulmonary distress.
BACK REST
PURPOSES:
I. To relieve dyspnoea.
II. To promote drainage from
abdominal cavity.
III. To provide a comfortable change of
position.
BACK REST
BED CRADLE
BED CRADLE
CARDIAC TABLE
Bed table placed in front with a pillow on it,
patient can lean forward & take rest.
Table without pillow is used for writing &
meals.
Used for pts with cardiac conditions &
asthma.
Position should be changed to relieve fatigue.
PURPOSES:
Patient can rest over the table with the help
of pillow.
CARDIAC TABLE
MATTRESSES
MAINLY TWO TYPES:
1. AIR MATTRESS
2. WATER MATTRESS
PURPOSES:
To provide comfort
Used for very thin and very obese
patients and those who are prone to
pressure sores.
Air mattress
water mattress
TRAPEZE BAR
Bar is suspended from an overhead
frame to head of bed
PURPOSES:
Patient can grasp the bar to raise the
trunk off the bed surface or to move
up in bed.
TRAPEZE BAR
FOOTBOARD
Device that is placed towards the
foot of pts bed to serve as support
for his feet
Usually made up of
wood/plastic/heavy canvas
PURPOSES:
To support patients feet
To prevent foot drop.
FOOTBOARD
TROCHANTER ROLLS
A cotton bath blanket/sheet is folded
lengthwise to width extending from
greater trochanter of femur to lower
border of popliteal space
PURPOSES:
Prevent external rotation of legs when
patient is in supine position
TROCHANTER ROLLS
SANDBAGS
They are sand filled plastic bags that
can be shaped to body contours
Can be used in place of or in addition
to trochanter rolls
PURPOSES:
Provide support & shape to body
Immobilize extremities & maintain
specific body alignment
SANDBAGS
SIDE RAILS
Side rails are the bars positioned
along the sides of the length of the
bed
PURPOSES:
Ensure patients safety & are useful
for increasing mobility
Provide assistance in rolling from side
to side or sitting up in bed
SIDE RAILS
WEDGE/ABDUCTOR
PILLOW
It is a triangular shaped pillow made of
heavy foam
PURPOSES:
Used to maintain legs in abduction
following Total Hip Replacement Surgery
WEDGE/ABDUCTOR
PILLOW
KNEE REST
This is a device placed under the
knees to provide comfort.
PURPOSES:
This gives relaxation and thus
relieves pain on tendons beneath the
knees.
KNEE REST
BED BLOCKS
Made up of wood or metal.
PURPOSES:
These are used to raise the foot end
or head end of the bed
BED BLOCKS
AIR CUSHION
Air cushions are made up of rubber
and it can be inflated with air
PURPOSES:
Used to take off the weight of the
body and to relieve pressure on
certain parts of the body.
AIR CUSHION
RUBBER
RING
COTTON RING
HAND ROLLS
Made by folding a washcloth in half ,
rolling in lengthwise & securing roll with
tape.
Roll is placed against palmar surface of
hand.
Purposes:
Maintain thumb in slightly adducted & in
opposition to fingers.
Maintain fingers in slightly flexed
position.
HAND ROLLS