Important medical equipment at home

As medical equipment has become more compact and portable, it has become possible to conduct a variety of medical treatments in the home.

The term “home healthcare equipment” is generally applied to a wide range of devices intended for use in the home or other non- medical facilities by nonprofessional caregivers, family members, or patients themselves. Home healthcare is becoming increasingly common. Over the past decade and a half, the range of types and level of complexity of medical devices used in the home have increased dramatically.

Prior to this time, it was common to see fairly simple equipment for first aid (thermometers, bandages, heating pads) and medication administration (e.g., dosing cups, pill splitters) in the home, along with various assistive technologies (e.g., hearing aids, reaching tools), durable medical equipment, such as wheelchairs, walkers, and crutches, and prosthetic or orthotic devices.

The range of medical equipment used in nonclinical environments runs the gamut in complexity from simple materials used for administering first aid to sophisticated devices used for delivering advanced medical treatment.

In this blog, we are going to list the important types of medical equipment which are useful for in-home areas:

• Wheelchair and power wheelchair
• Walker
• Knee walker
• Canes and Crutches
• Hospital beds
• Lift Chair
• Bariatric Products
• Patient Lifts
• Prosthetic device
• Orthotic device, including braces
• Specialized mattress
• Commode, urinal, bed pan

You can use this medical equipment at home to help you or your loved ones who have health issues to move around or be more comfortable and safer.

You can buy or rent this equipment anytime. As you know, one of the important services that Advanced Medical offers to its clients is medical equipment sales and rentals.

Call or visit us to rent what you need.

Advanced Medical is located in West Vancouver and we provide a wide variety of home healthcare equipment services for you.