Portering chairs help to transfer patients in and out of the hospital. It is mainly designed for patients with less or no mobility. It contains hooks for patient belongings and fittings to add IV poles/cylinder holders. Some portering chairs include adjustable back, optional back and lateral supports, and pressure management materials. These offer a high level of positioning and pressure redistribution by providing required support to the patients. Moreover, portering chair can help to avoid staff injuries by reducing the amount of pushing, lifting, and pulling during transport.
Market Dynamics
Increasing medical casualties due to growing health problems such as heart attacks, breathing disorders coupled with other elderly related health conditions and rising incidences of trauma cases are the major factors driving the global portering chair market growth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 2.5 million people were hospitalized in the U.S. in 2014, due to accident injuries that indicated high risk of bone damage.
Furthermore, increasing number of obese patients is fuelling demand for portering chairs. According to the WHO report, in 2016, over 1.9 billion adults aged 18 years and older were overweight and of these over 650 million adults were obese. Obese patients are susceptible to afflictions such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and shortness of breath. Therefore, increasing number of obese patients has in turn propelled the need for medical support, bariatric treatment, and transport in hospitals.
However, stringent government regulations associated with portering chairs is a major factor restraining the portering chair market growth. In August 2018, The U.S. FDA, which regulates the medical devices sector, announced its plan to use ISO 13485 as the basis for its quality system legislation.
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