In addition to
charging and stock-
ing backup batter-
ies, don't forget
that you'll also have
to replace them
regularly. "You'll
have to continue to
purchase batteries
for the life of the
stretcher-chair,"
says Ms. Arcuri,
who installs fresh
batteries every 2
years.
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Positioning and headpieces
Surgeons who sit or use microscopes regularly, like ophthalmol-
ogists, will be concerned with the height of the chair and the
headpiece's movement, say managers. The chair will likely need to
have specific height requirements to give the surgeon adequate
legroom, says Ms. Getlan. The surgeon may also need a special or
removable headpiece, or a wider range of positioning options, to get
the surgical site access he needs. You'll find more chairs with
adjustable heights and articulating headpieces that can tilt and move
several degrees to get the perfect position. "Test if the headpiece is
one that your physicians like," says Ms. Arcuri. "Our chair had to have
a headpiece that could detach when needed, and it had to make our
patients' faces accessible in a temporal or superior approach."
If the chair will be your go-to for moving patients from admission to
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• EASY POSITIONING Simply press a button on battery-operated stretcher tables to
comfortably move patients.
