OnCare VitalGo Total Lift Bed reduces trauma patient’s expected recovery time by more than 75%
OnCare VitalGo Total Lift Bed reduces trauma patient’s expected recovery time by more than 75%
2 PagesThe patient underwent extensive surgery including an exploratory laparotomy, debridement of multiple lacerations and an extraction of hundreds of foreign bodies from all sites – completed by a multidisciplinary team of General, Eye, Plastic and Orthopedic Surgeons. Burns and lacerations required further debridement, split thickness skin grafts and negative pressure therapy to achieve wound closure. Goals for the patient included treatment of injuries and progressive mobilization toward ambulation. The care team attempted to stand him up everyday, which in itself was almost an impossible effort due to the multiple fractures and graft sites. When a lineup of 3-4 caregivers and Physical Therapists were finally able to lift him to a standing position, they could only hold him for a
