Introduction
As an important part of medical space, hospital outpatient treatment furniture has an important impact on the mental health of medical workers, patients and accompanying personnel. Through the configuration of outpatient treatment furniture, better serve patients, reduce the psychological pressure of medical treatment, achieve benign communication between doctors and patients, improve medical experience, and build a good medical environment.
Hospital outpatient treatment furniture mainly refers to the waiting chairs, guide desks, doctor treatment tables, doctor office chairs, nurse office chairs, patient chairs, filing cabinets, movable cabinets, treatment beds, wash basins, etc., which are distributed in the outpatient building and used for doctors to see doctors.
Function
At present, outpatient treatment furniture can meet the core functions and auxiliary functions such as sitting, lying, leaning, storage, height adjustment, rotation, sliding, etc. Starting from ergonomics, while considering the particularity of medical space, doctors and patients can maintain a safe distance, meet the requirements of hospital infection control, and achieve cordial communication between doctors and patients.
In order to facilitate doctors to conduct a comprehensive examination of patients, adult patient chairs are not equipped with backrests or are equipped with medium and low backrests to ensure safety and avoid slipping. There are no rollers. Children are accompanied by their parents. On the premise of meeting basic functions, they are equipped with backrests and armrests to fix the position of children.
Specifications and materials of furniture
Materials are the material basis of outpatient treatment furniture. Considering the physiological and psychological needs of patients and the requirements of hospital infection control, the patient chairs in the clinic are made of E1-grade curved wood substrates, equipped with high-density rebound sponges and leather finishes, which can be suitable for all seasons and easy to clean. Considering that doctors see patients for a long time, high-back doctor chairs can relieve their neck and shoulder fatigue, improve work efficiency and increase comfort. The treatment table is mostly made of steel and wood structure, with E1-grade particleboard, density board, and solid wood multi-layer board as the substrate, which is determined according to the overall decoration environment of the clinic and the shape of the table.
The waiting area has a wide range and needs to be equipped with a large number of waiting chairs. In order to comprehensively consider stability, durability and cost, most of the waiting chairs in the early stage of the hospital were steel. Considering that the metal seat surface is cooler in winter and the special characteristics of patients in special departments such as obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics, sponges and PU soft bags are added to the steel waiting chair to improve patient satisfaction. After the obstetrics and gynecology clinic was renovated, a new waiting chair was added. It uses high-density polyurethane and PU lined steel plate, which is soft and comfortable. Unlike soft-padded waiting chairs, the soft bags need to be replaced, and the maintenance cost is low. Considering the physiological and psychological needs of patients, the metal seat surface is cooler in winter and not comfortable enough. Soft natural materials can be used as much as possible. Through the comparison of various waiting chair parameters and combined with cost control goals, the new waiting chair has high comfort, low maintenance cost, and long service life, but the purchase price is high. It is hoped that the cost of new materials can be continuously optimized in the later stage, and the new waiting chair can replace the traditional steel waiting chair in terms of cost performance.
Furniture color
Patients, especially obstetrics and gynecology and pediatric patients, are very sensitive to color. Reasonable color selection can distract patients and relieve their nervousness. Furniture has a lot of choice in the use of color because it occupies a small space and is relatively independent. The furniture in the pediatric clinic uses cartoon images with bright and distinct colors, which can liven up the mood and increase the fun, narrow the psychological distance with the children, and achieve a relaxed and happy treatment. Use some colors with high saturation to enhance the vitality of the entire waiting space. Black, brown and other colors can easily make people depressed, depressed and uneasy. Therefore, in the entire color analysis chart, black, gray and brown are rarely used for large areas. Instead, white base with other colors are often used for decoration. Bright colors are often used in the contact parts to distinguish functions, making the overall environment harmonious and comfortable. The number of colors used is usually 3 or 4 to prevent overly jumping color matching from making people irritable.
Differentiated configuration of furniture
The design and layout of outpatient treatment furniture not only affects the overall space to the environmental perception of patients and accompanying personnel, but also directly guides the patient’s use behavior. Differentiated configuration of furniture should be considered according to the main audience of each department. For example, considering the innocent and lively nature of children, pediatrics uses cartoon children’s patient chairs, which use brightly colored cartoon images to narrow the psychological distance of children and create a friendly communication atmosphere. The obstetrics and gynecology clinic uses single sofa chairs to improve the comfort and convenience of pregnant women getting up.
At the same time, the parameters such as furniture shape and size should be adjusted according to the space environment. For example, the oval edge of the treatment table is rounded, which ensures safety while giving people a sense of intimacy, which can shorten the distance between doctors and patients. According to the space environment and treatment needs, the treatment table is divided into L-type, T-type, and one-line type. The T-type table is convenient for storage and nursing operations. The L-type table pays more attention to privacy, enabling friendly communication between doctors and patients. The one-line table is simple, meeting basic functions and taking into account space needs.
A brief analysis of the future development trend of furniture
1. Build a spatial atmosphere and make differentiated configurations
As a key component of the overall environment of the hospital, the design of hospital outpatient treatment furniture should comprehensively consider the needs of doctors and patients, focus on patient groups, and match the decoration tone. According to the scientific and standardized layout, the shape design, style, color, and layered design should be coordinated to create a medical environment with different style characteristics. Let medical staff feel comfortable at work, let patients enjoy a warm atmosphere, promote a benign interaction between doctors and patients, and make the hospital full of vitality. The spatial atmosphere should be constructed to create an overall impression of the indoor space environment. Such as a joyful atmosphere, a relaxed atmosphere close to health, a solemn atmosphere, an elegant and fresh cultural and creative atmosphere, etc. Through treatment tables and chairs, examination beds, comfortable chairs, indoor green plants, decorative paintings, etc., we can jointly create a good medical environment, improve the medical experience, and improve patient satisfaction.
In terms of design, outpatient treatment furniture will move towards a healthier and more humane direction, such as emphasizing more color diversity and softness. Creating a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere for patients determines the user’s comfort to a certain extent. In the future, hospital furniture colors should use more warm colors, which can bring patients a good psychological feeling. At the same time, different functional areas of the hospital are divided by different color systems, which can enhance the hospital’s guidance, thereby truly proposing a humanized design concept.
The design of outpatient treatment furniture should be differentiated according to the space. For example, the obstetrics and gynecology outpatient clinic considers the safety, comfort, peace of mind and health of patients, the pediatric outpatient clinic considers the safety, fun, and color jumping of patients, creating a bright and childlike treatment environment, and the medical cosmetology department creates a technological, modern, simple, and beautiful atmosphere.
2. Focus on functionality and environmental protection to create a green hospital
The medical environment is originally required to be clean and pollution-free, which makes hospital buildings seem to be naturally green. Green medical furniture is an important part of a green hospital. A hospital without green medical furniture can hardly be called a green hospital.
Professional medical furniture must be functional and environmentally friendly. Green + requires that the board used meets the standards of green environmental protection, cannot release harmful substances such as formaldehyde during use, and cannot cause another health hazard to patients. The selected materials should be energy-saving, low-consumption, low-pollution, easy to recycle and reuse.
Today’s outpatient clinics have basic functions, but auxiliary functions and other related functions still need to be expanded. For example, doctor chairs, patient chairs, etc. can meet basic functional requirements, but they are not obviously helpful in assisting doctors in diagnosis and treatment and improving the work efficiency of medical staff. For example, the doctor chair can automatically adjust to the appropriate angle and height according to height and weight, and has other auxiliary functions such as fatigue reminders, which will greatly improve comfort.
3. Develop new materials
Professional medical furniture should consider its recycling and reuse at the beginning of furniture design. In order to reduce recycling costs, it is necessary to design and develop new materials that meet the needs of environmental protection, practicality, and beauty.
For facilities such as waiting chairs in waiting areas with large traffic, people generally have strong resistance and higher cleanliness requirements. Therefore, it is crucial to develop new antibacterial materials that meet the needs of cleanliness and hygiene, are highly comfortable, and have acceptable costs. The material itself must have stable physical and chemical properties, be safe and non-toxic, non-irritating, have no other side effects, be non-consumable, and can be reused. The subsequent use cost is low and does not cause secondary pollution.
4. Adapt to the trend of intelligence
With the rapid development of the Internet, 5G, and AI eras, patients’ consumption needs will continue to upgrade. Integrating technology into outpatient treatment furniture, using Internet of Things technology, and innovating intelligent and smart furniture functions can make the use of medical furniture more convenient, efficient, and vital.
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