Hospital flooring is one of the most common and common flooring used in hospitals.
The various features and capabilities of this flooring have made PVC flooring a very suitable choice as a hospital flooring. .
Hospitals are one of the most special functional spaces in architecture.
In addition to aesthetic issues, important technical, functional, sanitary, etc. parameters are involved in their design.
The importance of proper functioning and the health of people in the hospital has caused that special and strict conditions and standards have been developed and put on the agenda for all the details and materials etc. in hospitals all over the world.
One of The most important elements that are considered in the interior design of hospitals are the type of wall covering and flooring of different spaces of a hospital.
Floors used in hospitals must meet all the needs of a floor such as beauty, durability, resistance to lines. and remove scratches and high passing traffic, etc., they should fully include the requirements related to the hospital, such as the ability to be antibacterial, antistatic, high resistance to stains, resistance to special detergents, etc.< Attention to the point that hospital flooring is exposed to heavy use 24 hours a day throughout the week and year has increased the strictness of this flooring.
Resistance of hospital flooring in relation to traffic:
The high traffic in hospitals is one of the most important influencing parameters in choosing the right flooring.
Passing traffic is not only caused by the movement of people, but also the constant movement of beds, wheelchairs and other devices used in hospitals. It includes the hospital. PVC flooring or vinyl flooring are produced in different classes and categories according to global and international standards in terms of the amount of tolerable passing traffic. Due to the fact that the hospital is one of the spaces with very high and constant passing traffic, PVC floors in category 33 are completely suitable for use in hospitals and will easily tolerate passing traffic. Of course, the resistance of the hospital's PVC flooring and other flooring to the impact of wheelchairs, beds and other devices must be in accordance with international standards. The flooring used in the hospital must have passed this standard.
Antibacterial properties of hospital flooring:
Antibacterial floorings are floorings that do not allow the growth and reproduction of bacteria, fungi and molds on their surface. This feature is preferred for hospital floors and for some spaces such as operating rooms, quarantine spaces, special care, laboratories, etc. This importance increases a lot.
The important thing about antibacterial flooring is that antibacterial flooring has a surface without pores and must be implemented without seams. If the hospital floor has the international standard ISO 22196 or a similar standard, it is antibacterial (anti-microbial) and is very suitable for use in these spaces.
Resistance and durability of hospital flooring:
Hospital floors are always exposed to contamination and stains such as blood, drugs, etc.
For this reason, the resistance to stainability of hospital floors is very important.
Hospital floors should be They should be resistant to normal stains. They should also be resistant to blood stains, betadine, and hospital disinfectants. Hospital PVC flooring due to its low absorption coefficient, as well as the existence of a polyurethane protective layer. They are resistant to all the mentioned stains.
Hospital floor cleaning:
Vinyl or PVC floorings are flexible floorings that are easy to clean.
Roll PVC flooring is implemented without seams. And there are no straps of this flooring. As a result, the risk of accumulation of pollution on the surface of the flooring is reduced. The ease of cleaning the PVC flooring has made it possible to clean the flooring even when there is high traffic on the flooring. The absence of pores and seams on the surface of these floorings not only prevents the accumulation of dust and pollution, but also makes it easier to clean the flooring.
Another thing that should be considered about cleaning hospital floors is sterilizing and sometimes disinfecting the floors according to the specific conditions of the hospital. PVC floors have high resistance to chemical detergents and sterile and disinfectant solutions. On the other hand, the structure and installation method of PVC or vinyl flooring is such that if the flooring is damaged, it can be easily and quickly repaired and replaced.
Antistatic properties of hospital flooring:
Another important feature of the flooring used in the hospital is its anti-static feature.
The anti-static feature of the flooring is not only important for the protection of medical electrical devices and systems which are very sensitive, It is also necessary to protect the health of patients and employees. PVC hospital flooring, which are produced for use in hospital spaces, have antistatic or static electricity discharge properties.
In this sense, they are considered suitable flooring for hospitals and use in special spaces.
>For this purpose, by placing pieces of a conductive element such as carbon, copper, etc. in the basic structure of the flooring, they turn the PVC flooring into a conductive flooring.
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Variety of designs and colors of hospital flooring:
Regarding the hospitalization of patients in the hospital, the need for variety in the interior design of the hospital is necessary and necessary to prevent the mental fatigue of the patients and help them to be refreshed. Above the color and design, as well as the possibility of merging and connecting the rolls together, it is very convenient and easy for the architects to create variety in the spaces. The variety of vinyl flooring colors and the possibility of seamless implementation of this flooring allows designers to easily change the color of the flooring to show the change of space and transfer from one space to another, or to show the boundaries of certain spaces. do Also, you can easily use guide lines related to different accesses in the hospital space to guide and guide people to find the paths.