Medstrom’s Bariatric solution – Offering a width and weight solution.

Apart from the ability to support the patients weight, one of the most challenging aspects of nursing the obese or bariatric patient is having the ability to turn them on the bed to carry out  nursing procedures, this is often impossible due to the beds platform size in most products on the market,

Without the space to move a patient effectively on the platform, simple tasks such as positional changes, washing, or sacral dressing change, becomes impossible without significantly increasing the risk to the caregiver.

Medstrom’s Bariatric solution – Offering a width and weight solution.

Medstroms Bariatric solution Offer’s a product that will hold up to 75 stone on a platform that give the nursing staff plenty of flexibility.

The platform extends from 91 to 1.22 m without the need to use any tools; it is easily pulled into the required position to meet the clinical needs of the patient, this is achieved easily without any risk to the caregiver. Once extended it provides a safe stable platform and provides space to enable nursing staff to roll the patient on his/her side to check pressure areas or carry out basic activities like changing sheets, and hygiene.

The extended sides are strong and stable and will safely support the patient positioned on one side of the bed for nursing procedures, whilst offering complete security to the patient with the use of the sturdy supporting safety rails.  

When the patient or bed needs to be moved from the ward to other clinical areas the bed easily retracts to a suitable size to enter lifts and go through doorways.

This solution offers maximum flexibility for all patients whether they are small or tall, there are few solutions that offer the unique flexibility of a 75 stone sleep deck that extends to 1.2 meters wide and 2.2 meters long, ensuring its safe use for every bariatric patient.

This unique ability to cater for huge weights as well as maximum widths ensures “future proofing” of the products you are using.

Trends in childhood and adult obesity tell us that weight is becoming an ever expanding issue with the obese population predicted to increase.

Customers today need to consider a bed that will handle the 20 stone patients as well as the 70 stone patients, and support the widest patient to the slightly narrower patient. With a platform that will ensure safety in all aspects of care for all patients irrespective of their shape.

Medstroms Bariatric solution also offers an advanced pressure redistribution solution that will safely support up to 71 stone. This mattress has been specifically designed to work as an integrated surface with the bed frame, extending to fit the frame in the widest and longest positions, creating a safe, comfortable and easy to use bariatric solution.

This product can be rented on a daily basis and will offer the perfect solution to these very challenging clinical episodes.