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Beds designed with one or more built-in electric motors and remote electric or pneumatic controls that can be operated by the patient or staff members to adjust the bed surface, contour, or both. In most electric beds the mattress support is divided into three or more pivoted sections that can adjust the height and assume Gatch positions or Fowler positions (head and knees elevated) or tilt to Trendelenburg and reverse Trendelenburg positions (body straight; feet elevated or lowered, respectively). Most electric beds include movable and latchable siderails. Some beds may incorporate fixed endrails or a fabric framed canopy. Electric beds are mainly used in healthcare facilities (e.g., hospitals, nursing homes) and at home for resting and sleeping and also during recuperation and/or medical treatments (e.g., alternating pressure) and procedures (e.g., birthing, radiography).
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