Abstract:
Pressure ulcer is a critical problem to bedridden and wheelchair-bounded
patients, diabetics, and the elderly people. Patients need to be regularly repositioned
to prevent excessive pressure on a spotted area of body, which can lead to ulcers.
Pressure ulcers are costly to treat and may lead to many other health problems,
including death. The current standard prevention method is to reposition at-risk
patents every two hours. This extended level of attention is becoming increasingly
unrealistic for already overworked nursing staff. In this paper, we present a product
design that uses data obtained from a survey on the hospital bed to design a
repositioning device that minimizes caregiver interaction while still preventing
pressure ulcer formation whether in hospital or at home.
This report contains the activities and result on final year project semester
January 2013. This report is divided into five categories which is Chapter 1:
Introduction, Chapter 2: Literature review, Chapter 3: Methodology, Chapter 4:
Project Implementation and lastly Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations.
The Multifunctional Bed for Bedsore Prevention design processes were recorded
completely starting from planning to the very end of documentation.
This project shows a record of the completion to answer the problem
statements stated in Chapter 1. Multifunctional Bed for Bedsore Prevention functions
to prevent development of bedsores by producing an assisting movement for pressure
relieves. It fulfills the requirement to minimize the size of a bed by sliding some
parts into storage.
