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The '''hospital bed''' has several features, many of which don't work.
'''Wheels'''
Despite the wheels on the hospital bed, the parking brake is always engaged and cannot be manually overridden, making it more stationary than beds at home that have no wheels at all. It might as well be stripped for parts and placed on four cinder blocks.
Other important bed adjustments include [[Trendelenburg]] and [[Reverse Trendelenburg|reverse Trendelenburg]], which is covered elsewhere in Gomerpedia.
'''Side Rails'''
The main role of the side rails is to yank on a patient's IV, PICC, rectal tube, Foley, and telemetry, and cause bleeding. It's secondary role is to be an anchor for [[Restraints|restraints]].
'''Bed Exit Alarm'''
This lets the [[Nurses Station|nurses station] know that the patient just fell out of the bed, and either requires a CT of the head, an XR of the hip, or both.
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