| 摘要 |
The present invention 10 discloses a portable bed device comprising a horizontal bottom 26 surrounded by vertical walls 28 with an open top forming a tub 32 for holding water therein in order to wash a person. The tub 32 has a removable side panel 42 incorporated into at least one sidewall wherein a latching mechanism 44 is used to attach the removable side panel to the tub 32. An adjustable backrest/footrest 38 is provided in order to rest the patient's head thereon wherein the backrest/footrest element is attached by tongue 39 and groove 40 fastening means to the sidewalls of the tub 32. A headrest 48 may also be removably attached to the backrest/footrest element. A means for introducing water into the tub 32 comprises a flexible inlet conduit 18 and a flexible outlet conduit 20 wherein water may be supplied from a conventional household showerhead and diverted back for discharge into, for example, the shower or tub 33 itself The patient may be washed using the showerhead 36 attached to the end of the inlet line 18. The tub 32 may be placed onto a gurney 16 when it is not feasible to bathe the patient in the bed.
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