Development and design of automated hospital bed with incremental panels for bedsore prevention

• Main Authors: Bandala, Argel A., Apelo, Lance Kevin G., Dimalanta, Trizia C., Macatangay, Jan-Anthony Vince V., Miciano, Jorge Emmanuel S., Sayo, Maria Lourdes C.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2015
• Subjects: Hospital beds > Automation; Bedsores—Prevention; Electrical and Electronics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2148; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3147/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

The common causes of Bedsores are constant pressure and moisture build-up. To prevent the development of these causes, the researchers have decided to modify the typical hospital bed into an electronically automated prototype. The prototype was built with 50 incremental panels that has the capabilit...