Active Pressure Mattresses or Alternating Mattress is a system designed to make a bedridden patients more comfortable in bed and less likely to suffer from bed sores or pressure sores.
Each of the mattresses works by using an air flow a pump that flows air into a selection of cells, this way the patient is constantly being moved and is less likely to suffer from pressure ulcers.
Harvest Healthcare has a selection of active mattresses designed to suit a number of patients based on what we call a waterlow score.
The waterlow score is the most frequently used system in the UK and it is the most easily understood method you can download your own waterlow score card from the inventor of this system Judy Waterlow’s web site of be clicking here
To find the best mattress for use Harvest healthcare supply a chart to help you choose the right one, this can be found at bmsupplies.co.uk or by clicking here.
Each of the mattresses works by using an air flow a pump that flows air into a selection of cells, this way the patient is constantly being moved and is less likely to suffer from pressure ulcers.
Harvest Healthcare has a selection of active mattresses designed to suit a number of patients based on what we call a waterlow score.
The waterlow score is the most frequently used system in the UK and it is the most easily understood method you can download your own waterlow score card from the inventor of this system Judy Waterlow’s web site of be clicking here
To find the best mattress for use Harvest healthcare supply a chart to help you choose the right one, this can be found at bmsupplies.co.uk or by clicking here.
I hope this helps
Steve
