Every trip to the doctor contains that inevitable meeting between you and the scale. Monitoring the patient’s size and weight is a critical practice. Weight indicates overall health, and sudden weight gains or losses could mean a more significant problem. Even the slightest weight fluctuation in an infant can signal a health issue. Whether you are equipping a small family practice or a large medical facility, medical scales are essential to the practice of medicine. They can help you in measurements from .0002 lbs to 1000 lbs or more. There have been significant advancements in the technology of measuring scales, and your office may need an equipment update. Seca is ideal for manufacturing scales and aims to provide accuracy through measuring systems and scales facilitating patients and caregivers. Seca Scales are used in clinics, medical practices, and health care facilities. Seca flat scales include the high weight-bearing capacity of up to 300 kilograms and the extremely long battery operation for up to 16,000 weighings. Below are some tips to think about when considering a medical scale purchase.
What Do You Need Medical Scales for?
There are numerous different types of scales. There are wheelchair scales, baby scales, physician scales, and mechanical scales that are available, both large and small in size. The use of the scale will decide the fabrication. The function of the scale will determine the type of scale you need. Scales will weigh more than just patients; they will also weigh mechanical devices and equipment. A physician scale sometimes called a "balance beam scale," is used for measuring patients' body mass or weight. These scales use sliding weights that measure mass both in pounds and in kilograms and are pretty accurate. The following is an introduction to 4 Types of Weighing Scales in the medical industry and hospitals:
Theatre, Swab and Mortuary Scales
Many medical professionals regularly use one or more of the three scale types to weigh various medical instruments and items required in surgery. Organs need to be weighed at different stages in hospitals and private medical establishments for both preparative works before surgery and analytical purposes in mortuaries.
Bed Weighing Scales
These specialized doctors scales are designed to be used with patients who cannot be removed from their beds due to their current state of health. Bed weighing scales provide a simple yet very effective solution to this problem by including four evenly sized weighing modules that can be easily inserted under each of the four-bed legs. Bed weighing scales are especially effective for frail patients, the elderly, and anyone who has recently undergone intensive surgery.
Flat Scales
Conversely, flat scales are perfect for more general uses and are similar to scales typically found in households and other domestic areas. These simple scales provide a convenient, cost-effective, and portable solution for general weighing procedures in medical applications. They can be placed in tightly packed rooms and stored with a very small footprint.
Baby Scales
The weight of a newly born baby is an essential measurement for doctors and midwives as it can provide an insight into possible health defects which may be present or imminent. As a result, many manufacturers produce highly accurate and versatile baby scales that deliver precise measurements and include accommodating features such as detachable trays.
Many of these also double as effective scales for weighing small children and, due to their compact size, can be easily transported and used in both the home and surgery environments.