How to care for long-term bedridden patients

With China's aging society, the elderly cerebrovascular accidents, lower limb fractures, as well as serious cardiopulmonary disorders, senile dementia, etc., leading to the elderly bedridden for a long period of time, and even bedridden to the end of life is common. When caring for long-term bedridden patients, it should be noted that these patients are prone to complications due to long-term bedriddenness. Therefore, the key to effective nursing care is to prevent or minimize the occurrence and development of complications. The tools needed to care for bedridden patients include 1, nursing bed, 2, decubitus cushion, 3, wheelchair, 4, oxygen machine, 5, nebulizer, 6, sputum suction device, 7, urinary pads, 8, urinary catheter and other equipment. Nursing care should pay attention to the following parts: (1) joint stiffness: patients with long-term immobilization are prone to joint stiffness. In order to prevent joint stiffness, during the immobilization period, under the guidance of the doctor as far as possible, active and passive activities of the injured limbs and joints, the immobilization time and range should be appropriate. (2) Pressure ulcers: the most fundamental way to prevent pressure ulcers is to turn over at the right time, appropriate massage, clean, dry and flat beds, or add air washers to the local area, or use air mattress beds. (3) urinary tract infections and stones: long-term bedridden patients, due to bone disuse osteoporosis and hypercalcemia, coupled with less activity, as well as improper handling of indwelling catheters, it is prone to urinary tract stones and urinary tract infections. In order to prevent urinary tract stones and urinary tract infections, patients should be encouraged to drink more water and turn over diligently; move their limbs as much as their condition permits, especially the uninjured limbs; and change the catheter and flush the bladder regularly under aseptic conditions. Once there is urinary pain, frequent urination, blood in urine with burning sensation, you need to go to the hospital in time for treatment. (4) Venous thrombosis and thrombophlebitis: long-term inactivity of the limbs makes venous blood return unimpeded easily lead to venous thrombosis and thrombophlebitis, especially in the lower limbs. You should take the initiative to do the lower creak muscle contraction exercises, and often massage the limbs from far to near. (5) disuse: long-term lack of limb activity is easy to cause disuse osteoporosis and disuse of Kiribati atrophy, and early muscle contraction exercises, appropriate activities of the joints, help to reduce the degree of disuse. (6) Pneumonia: long-term lying on the back, sputum discharge is not smooth and easy to appear lung infection, especially known as pneumonitis. Prevention and care methods are as follows: ① under the premise of the condition allows, as much as possible to change the lying body position. ② Dilute the honeyed Pei Pa Koa paste with water and take it as tea. ③Do more deep breathing or blow up balloons and other activities. ③ Do more deep breathing or blow up balloons. ④ Take the initiative to cough up phlegm by patting the chest. ⑤ In case of colds, antibiotics can be used preventively, and if symptoms of lung infection appear, timely medical treatment should be provided. The electric nursing bed provided by ZTE medical equipment network has a guardrail, which can be moved up and down, making it safer to use. The all-round adjustable hand control is easy to use and reduces the burden of caring for the elderly for you. If you want to know more about the details of the nursing bed please call our consulting hotline:, we will have a professional team to introduce you to the details of the relevant products you need and the price, delivery methods and so on.