Medical chair scales are ideal for elderly and disabled patients who can be weighed easily in the comfort of the medical chairs. With these chair scales, patients can sit down while being weighed on the scale.

These scales can be mechanical or digital and companies like Marsden, Weylux and Seca provide great options.

For example, the Weylux 590 is a medical chair weigher with BMI functions. It is strong and durable on account of its frame being made of steel and a unitised steel base. Its display graphics are easy to read, it has swing away arms, folding foot rest, wheels for mobility and it’s also skid proof.

The Marsden MPDC-250 medical chair scale is a digital scale best for those who cannot stand up on a regular scale but do not need wheelchairs either. Its frame is made from steel making it strong and durable supporting a capacity of about 600 pounds. It comes with heavy duty wheels making it easy to move it from place to place and has additional features of swinging arms, sanitary cushion seat and a folding foot rest.

The Seca brand of medical scales is top of the line scales used widely in the healthcare world, but do be wary of the generic non-branded models. The Seca 955 medical chair scale has a compact design and comes with many features such as skid proof wheels, swiveling arm rests and anti-contamination plastic seats to name a few.

There are many models in the market for chair scales but always keep in mind the functionality and durability in choosing good medical wheelchair scales.

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Medical scales are frequently used to weigh patients in hospitals, orthopaedic, rehabilitation, dialysis and many other healthcare departments. Often used by medical professionals, medical scales are used to analyse and evaluate medical symptoms of patients, due to the scales superior of accuracy.

Whilst using medical scales it's important that simple steps are followed to ensure that the weighing equipment provides the most accurate measurement and that no obstructions prevent inaccurate readings.

Medical Weighing Scales : Correct Preparation

1. Check the medical scales are correctly calibrated - prior to use.
2. Make certain that the weighing platform doesn't rest on a wall, book or any fixed objects.
3. Be sure that the medical scales are set to zero prior to placing anything onto them.
4. Whenever using a weighing pan check that it is not included in the measurement by pressing the 'zero' key, when the pan is on top of the weighing scales.
5. If the patient is clothed, remember this will affect the final weight outcome.
6. Make sure that the patients feet don't touch on the floor or their arms are not leaning against any fixtures.
7. If monitoring on a regular basis make sure the patient wears similar clothing at each weighing session.
8. Do not weigh babies or small children on medical scales designed specifically for adult use.

Medical Weighing Scales: Popular Uses

• Baby Scales - Designed for both safety and performance. Class III approved baby scales are extremely accurate for measuring mothers breast milk and the weight of babies. Baby scales are practical for monitoring a babies rate of growth on a regular basis and are frequently utilised in hospitals, doctor surgeries, and homes - wherever parents wish to on a regular basis weigh their newborn baby or infant.

• Wheelchair scales - Often used in hospital wards, orthopaedic departments, rehabilitation, dialysis centres or at nursing homes where patients are immobilised or confined in a wheelchair. These scales are designed to make weight supervision comfier for the wheelchair user and provide the health care professional with a less complicated method of measuring accurate results.

To maintain the accuracy and reliability of all medical scales, it's important that they're calibrated on a regular basis by an approved scale calibration specialist.

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