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Weighing patients

Just wondered how you all weigh your patients?

We have a hoist but the slings are very expensive so we want to see what else is out there offering better value for money, also that is less dispruptive to the patient with less risk.

Thanks.

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    everywhere I've ever worked...8 different facilities....we have always used the bed scale.

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    Hi, thanks so much for your reply. Could i ask who is the manufacturer of these scales?

    Dissle

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    The bed scale is built into the bed itself. I can't think of the manufacturer of our beds but you would have to buy all new beds. Maybe whichever company makes your beds has some sort of upgrade to add the bed scale feature w/o buying all new beds?

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    hill-rom and stryker are the ones I'm accustomed to....have never seen a critical care that didn't have bed scales....must be tough.

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    We use Hill Rom however the whole hospital use these. Without weighing facilities.

    It is hard work as the hoists lift patients off the bed, tubes, lines and wires all at risk of dislodgement.

    It is not an option to change the beds.

    I wondered if there was another way of weighing patients.

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