Home Health Equipment Hire & Sales offers a specialised range of hospital and rehabilitation equipment for Australia’s healthcare industry. Pressure care mattresses find application in critical care and acute care settings in the hospital and are used to prevent, relieve or reduce pressure ulcer conditions in convalescing patients. Pressure care mattresses are available in a range of options and include egg carton pressure mattresses, high density foam base pressure mattresses, temperature sensitive pressure care mattresses, pressure relief overlays, overlay air mattresses, air mattresses, glide mattresses as well as medical lambswool overlays.
Egg carton mattresses are designed to be placed on existing mattresses and are used for providing pressure care to low risk patients. Ultra down mattresses contain hollow filled siliconised fibre, which reduces friction and allows free air circulation without flattening or clumping through the overlay. Alternating air overlays are designed with a 6-minute cycle and have a bubble top construction. These pressure care mattresses are primarily recommended for prevention of pressure ulcer complications in immobile patients. Dynabest 5000 air mattresses feature stretchable covers to provide ample ventilation. These mattresses are best suited for medium to low risk patients with stage II and stage III pressure sores. Glide mattresses reduce friction as well as shear forces significantly and are suitable for high risk patients to enable pressure relief.