Design and development of wheelchair cum bed
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2020
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UMT, Lahore
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As the focus on patients and the demand for an efficient healthcare care system is also increasing. The project Wheel chair cum Bed not only provides mobility to the user but also provide ease to the caregiver. It helps caregiver avoid lifting the patient in order to shift him/her from bed to wheel chair and vice versa such practice may cause injury to the caregiver. Any mis-handling during shifting the patient from bed to wheel chair or wheel chair to bed may cause harm. Postural fixity is one the issues patients face as it causes bed sore which results in increasing the pain. Presenting a better design after Understanding the issues will be an asset for the disable and caregivers. The current design of standard wheel chairs and reclining wheelchairs are not providing the required level of comfort. This project shall enhance our knowledge in the ergonomics, computer aided design. From the identified need, the main objective of the project is to develop an ergonomic wheel chair which can be converted to bed using the electrical control which would provide ease and a sense of independence to disable and at the same time will reduce the work load of caregiver