JPH10146363A - Nursing bed - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow nursing to be done comfortably by keeping the nursing person from having stress on his waist. SOLUTION: This nursing bed has a recess 23 on its side and has a planar shape where its head side corner is notched. The recess 23 is such that the width of its range 20 on which the body of a lying patient is placed is made smaller than the width of its range 21 on which the head of the patient rests and the width of its range 22 oh which the legs of the patient rest. The bed has a fence 5 along the contour of its side. The fence 5 has a handrail at its top. The height of the handrail is such that it is within reach of the lying patient.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nursing bed for nursing patients such as the elderly and the sick.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional nursing bed has a rectangular planar shape and is designed to perform nursing care such as changing a diaper of a patient from the side.

[0003]

However, the conventional nursing bed has a problem that when a patient is sleeping in the center of the bed,
If care is taken from the side, since the distance to the patient is large, the caregiver's posture leans forward, placing a burden on the waist, easily damaging the lower back, and giving rise to the problem that care is difficult.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and has as its object to provide a nursing bed that allows easy care without burdening the lower back during care. .

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a nursing care bed according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the width of a range in which a torso of a lying patient can be put is the width of a range in which a patient's head is put. And at least one of the side portions has a concave portion that is narrower than the width of the range in which the patient's leg can be placed.

[0006] The care bed according to the present invention preferably comprises a frame, a leg attached to the frame, and a mattress mounted on the frame. In this case, recesses for reducing the width of the range in which the torso of the lying patient can be placed are provided on the frame and the mattress. The recess may be provided on only one side or on both sides.

In the nursing care bed according to the first aspect of the present invention, the patient can be approached by nursing the patient from the concave portion, and the nursing can be performed without taking an excessive forward leaning posture. For this reason, care can be easily performed without imposing a burden on the lower back. Patients who lie down can change their posture without any inconvenience even if the width of the area where the torso can be placed is narrow, even if the width of the area where the head can be placed and the width of the area where the legs can be placed are sufficient. do not feel.

[0008] The nursing bed according to the second aspect of the present invention,
The nursing care bed according to claim 1, wherein the nursing bed has a planar shape in which at least one of the head side corners is cut out.

When the nursing bed comprises a frame, a leg attached to the frame, and a mattress mounted on the frame, the frame and the mattress include:
It has a planar shape in which at least one head side corner is cut out. The planar shape may be a shape in which only one head side corner is cut out, or a shape in which both head side corners are cut out.

In the nursing care bed according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the patient's hair is combed, the teeth are brushed, or the patient's head is taken care of, the head-side corner is cut off from the cutout position. By doing so, it is possible to approach the patient's head, and to take care of the patient without taking an excessive forward leaning posture. For this reason, care can be easily performed without imposing a burden on the lower back. The head-side corner is a range that is usually not used by a patient lying down, and even if the head-side corner is cut out, there is no inconvenience and no narrowness is felt.

[0011] The nursing care bed according to the third aspect of the present invention,
The nursing care bed according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a side portion has a fence along a contour, wherein the fence has a handrail at an upper portion, and the height of the handrail is a height at which a lying patient can reach. It is characterized by that.

If the care bed comprises a frame, legs mounted on the frame, and a mattress mounted on the frame, the fence is provided on the frame. The fence may be provided only on the side portion, or may be provided on the entire periphery. The fence is preferably removable, and in particular the part along the recess is preferably removable or openable and closable.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the patient raises his / her upper body, the patient can grab the railing of the fence and raise his / her upper body. The handrail of the part facing inward along the recess on the head side of the fence is
When the patient extends his arm, it is stretched in a direction that is easy to grasp, and it is easy to put force on the arm. Therefore, the patient can raise the upper body relatively easily.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the nursing bed 1 includes a frame 2, a mattress 3, legs 4, and a fence 5. As shown in FIG.
Is the same as a general bed frame,
1 and a foot board 12 are connected by side rails 13.

The frame 2 has a concave shape formed at the center of two long sides of a rectangle, and has a plan shape in which two head side corners 15, 15 and two leg side corners 16, 16 are cut out. Have. The mattress 3 has a planar shape that matches the planar shape of the outline of the frame 2 and is mounted on the frame 2. Thereby, the nursing bed 1
As shown in FIG. 1, a recess 23 in which the width of the range 20 on which the torso of the patient A is placed is smaller than the width of the range 21 on which the head of the patient A is placed and the width of the range 22 on which the legs of the patient A are placed.
On both sides and two head corners 1
5, 15 and two leg side corners 16, 16 are cut out in a plan view.

As shown in FIG. 3, the legs 4
Are fixed to the head board 11 and the foot board 12, respectively. The frame 2 has a plurality of fence mounting cylinders (not shown) on both sides. Fence 5
Has a mounting portion that is inserted and mounted in the receiving cylinder,
It is attached to the frame 2 along the outline of the frame 2. The fence 5 near the concave portion 23 is divided into a portion 24 facing inward along the concave portion 23 on the head side and another portion 25, and the other portion 25 can be removed from the receiving cylinder of the frame 2. ing. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4,
The fence 5 has a handrail 26 integrally on the upper part. Handrail 2
The height of 6 is a height at which the lying patient A can reach.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, when performing nursing care such as changing the diaper or wiping the body of the patient A who is lying on the nursing bed 1, the recess 23 is used.
The patient A can be approached by caring for the patient A from the above, and can be cared for without taking an excessive forward leaning posture. For this reason, care can be easily performed without imposing a burden on the lower back. The patient A lying down has no inconvenience in changing his or her posture, even if the width of the range 20 for placing the torso is narrow, as long as the width of the range 21 for placing the head and the width of the range 22 for placing the legs are sufficient. I don't feel narrow. When changing posture while lying down, it is common for humans to rotate their head around the waist or bend their legs, because the usage of the side of the torso is low. is there.

When taking care of the head of the patient A, such as combing the hair, brushing the teeth, cleaning the ears, and wiping the face of the patient A, the head corners 15, 15 are provided.
Is performed from the notched position, it is possible to approach the head of the patient A, and care can be taken without taking an unreasonable forward leaning posture. For this reason, care can be easily performed without imposing a burden on the lower back. Head corner 15,1
5 is a range that is not normally used by the lying patient A,
Even if the head side corners 15 and 15 are cut off, there is no inconvenience and no narrowness is felt. Even when the head-side end 27 of the nursing bed 1 is attached to a wall, the head-side corners 15, 1 are also provided.
5 can take care of the head of the patient A from the cutout position.

When the patient A raises the upper body, the patient A can raise the upper body by grasping the fence 5 and easily raise the upper body. The handrail 26 of the part 24 facing inward along the recess 23 on the head side of the fence 5 extends in a direction easy to grasp at right angles to the direction of the arm when the patient A extends the arm. Easy to put. Therefore, the patient A can raise the upper body relatively easily.

When the patient A gets off the nursing bed 1, the part 25 of the fence 5 along the recess 23 is removed from the receiving cylinder. The patient A is turned over on the side of the concave portion 23 from which the fence 5 has been removed, and the patient A is placed in the lateral position, and the part 24 of the fence 5 is grasped to raise the upper body. If the body is rotated about the waist and the feet are directed toward the concave portion 23, as shown in FIG. 5A, a sitting posture can be taken, and the patient A can easily move from the nursing bed 1. You can get off.

As shown in FIG. 5B, the nursing care bed 1 may be provided with a concave portion 23 only on one side, and as shown in FIG. It may have a planar shape leaving the unit side corners 16, 16.
As shown in FIG. 5B, even when the patient A is in the lateral position, the influence of the recess 23 is small, and the narrowness is not felt by the recess 23. Also, as shown in FIG. 5 (C), when the arms a are opened and moved up and down as indicated by arrows, the influence of the recess 23 is small and the narrowness is not felt. Since the legs b normally open only up to a 45-degree angle from the human center axis c as shown by the arrow in terms of ergonomics, the influence of the concave portion 23 is small, and the legs b do not feel narrow.

The care bed 1 is rotated half a turn,
The leg may be placed on the range 21 on which the head is placed, and the head may be placed on the range 22 on which the leg is placed.

[0023]

According to the nursing care bed of the present invention, since at least one side has a concave portion for reducing the width of a range in which the body of a lying patient can be placed, the patient can be cared from the concave portion. Caregiving can be done comfortably without burdening the lower back.

In particular, according to the nursing bed according to the second aspect of the present invention, the nursing bed has a planar shape in which at least one of the head side corners is cut out, so that nursing can be performed from the position where the head side corner is cut out. By doing so, the patient's head can be easily cared for without putting a burden on the lower back.

In particular, according to the nursing care bed according to the third aspect of the present invention, at least a side portion has a fence along a contour,
The height of the handrail at the top of the fence is within the reach of the lying patient, so when you grab the handrail on the side facing inward along the recess on the head side of the fence, reduce the strength of your arm. It is easy to put out and can raise the upper body relatively easily.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a nursing bed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the nursing bed of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the nursing bed of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the nursing bed shown in FIG. 1;

5 (A) is a simplified perspective view showing a state in which a patient is sitting on the nursing bed of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 (B) is a state in which the patient lies in a lateral position on a nursing bed according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9C is a simplified plan view showing a state in which a patient sleeps and moves his / her feet on a nursing bed according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Nursing bed 2 Frame 3 Mattress 4 Leg 5 Fence 23 Recess

Claims (3)

[Claims] The present invention is characterized in that at least one side has a concave portion for making the width of a range for placing a torso of a lying patient narrower than the width of a range for placing a patient's head and a width for placing a patient's legs. And nursing bed. 2. The nursing care bed according to claim 1, wherein the nursing bed has a planar shape in which at least one of the head side corners is cut out. 3. A fence along at least a side portion along a contour,
The nursing bed according to claim 1, wherein the fence has a handrail at an upper part thereof, and a height of the handrail is a height at which a lying patient can reach.