The health care industry uses stainless medical trolleys extensively. These trolleys have 2 shelves or some can have more. There are some which have stainless steel waste bins which are fitted on the side and some of these have cabinets fitted as well. These cabinets can be single door ones or double door ones.

What are the advantages of medical trolleys in a hospital or in a nursing home?

These stainless steel trolleys have a number of benefits offered. They are very long lasting and they do not rust. It is for that reason that they are preferred to iron trolleys.

• Stainless steel trolleys are easy to clean and in case there are spillages, it is easy to wipe off. In the case of wood trolleys, in the case of spillages, the quality of the wood gets rotten or it can also get affected by mould or even fungus forming on the trolley.
• Wood trolleys are also a breeding ground for insects, bugs and other microbes and hence are not preferred. Stainless steel trolleys do not have any of these issues and thus, they are preferred.

Stainless steel medical trolleys have electropolishing finishes:

These trolleys have electropolishing finishes. This finishing helps in increasing the shine of the trolley as well as the brightness of it.

• This polishing also helps to increase the sterility of the trolley and it does not attract mold, fungi, rot, bugs or breeding of other creatures.
• These stainless steel medical trolleys come in different sizes, shapes, and types as well as based on the requirement they can be tailor made to suit the needs of the organisation.
• The trolleys have either 2 or four wheels and so they can be easily manoeuvred. The wheels of these trolleys are swivelling so that they can move in all directions or else the trolleys may have castors which are fitted at the end of the legs. These trolleys can also be fitted with brakes so that the safety is ensured as well as the security of the trolley.

The medical trolleys can be assembled and stored easily:

These trolleys are extremely easy to assemble as well as to store. They can be packed flat and the assembling does not require a professional to handle. Even if the person does it for the first time, he or she can assemble the trolley with ease and that too with swiftness. These trolleys are foldable and so space required storing those decreases.

When choosing a medical trolley, factors to be considered are:

a) Is it portable and foldable? Foldable trolleys are easy to store and trolleys should be portable so that they are easy to use as well as convenient when it comes to carrying it.

b) The brakes, as well as castors, need to allow for free movement of the trolleys

c) The metal sheet used for the trolleys needs to be of good quality, thick gauge material, else it will not last that long.

d) The locking system should be checked as well, else in case of emergencies, one will find that it does not lock and that will add to the problems which the emergency brings with it.

When choosing a stainless steel trolley, one that is robust, enduring and tolerant to a lot of wear and tear as well as rough use, needs to be chosen. The organisation needs to remember that buying medical trolleys should be considered well as it is a onetime investment, and it is not some consumable which they need to replace every few months.