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Chair bed for patients
My future employer is designing a new EMG/EEG shared space and is asking me if a "chair bed" would work for EMG. My employer's goal is to have a single unit rather than having a separate recliner for EEG placement/sleep and a bed cart for EMG. The chair bed can convert from a flat bed to an upright chair and everything inbetween. Max pt weight is 385 lbs, length while flat is 74" (6' 2").
Have any of you done EMG on a motorized chair bed? Any advice/"lessons learned" on the patient surface for doing EMG?
My biggest worries are the lack of bed rails and thinking of a large patient lying in the fetal position for back muscles, but I'll be doing outpatient only for a community practice. I currently do EMG on patients in a Stryker hospital bed or a patient transport cart, which have been fine.
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