Furniture can be seen everywhere in our lives and is an important part of space. With its unique multiple functions, furniture runs through all aspects of social life and is closely related to people's food, clothing, housing and transportation. With the development of science and technology and economy, furniture is not only a living utensil, but also a work of art, as well as a symbol of cultural form and civilization.
In addition to furniture that runs through human life, there are also places used for various treatments and preventions of diseases, health promotion, rehabilitation training, and care for maintaining a healthy life, such as hospitals, disease control centers, health centers, laboratories, scientific research institutes, etc. This type of furniture is generally referred to as medical furniture. So what is the difference between ordinary furniture in life and medical furniture?
The difference between ordinary furniture and medical furniture:
1. Material
Due to the particularity of the hospital environment, the requirements for medical furniture are higher than those for ordinary furniture. Medical furniture is required to be environmentally friendly and antibacterial and meet the requirements of hospital infection. Due to the large flow of people in hospitals, the medical furniture is required to be more durable.
2. Color
Modern hospitals are relatively complex spaces with many functional areas. Different areas have different functions and target different patient groups. Therefore, different functional requirements of different areas should also be set with different colors. For example, pediatric medical furniture will be more lively and vibrant with color matching, which will help relieve children's tension and fear.
3. Security
The medical furniture selected by the hospital should be safer and more humane, and the product should be stable, strong, and free of sharp corners.
4. Ergonomics
Due to the particularity of the user population, it is very necessary to apply ergonomics to medical furniture. For example, when designing cabinets and tables, the height design should be based on the human standing reference point.
Medical furniture has both similarities and differences with ordinary furniture. When purchasing medical furniture, cost is one of the factors that need to be considered, and the particularities of the hospital scene and the population should also be considered.