As the core furniture for storing medicines and medical equipment in hospital departments, the design rationality of medical cabinets directly affects the management efficiency of departments and the safety of diagnosis and treatment. Recently, a new type of medical cabinet has been put into use in hospitals. By optimizing the storage structure and access method, it provides a more efficient solution for department management. ​
In terms of storage structure design, this medical cabinet adopts a layered and zoned design, which is divided into sections such as the medicine area, the equipment area, and the consumables area according to the types of stored items. The medicine area is equipped with adjustable partitions. The spacing of the partitions can be freely adjusted within the range of 5 to 30cm, which is suitable for medicine bottles and boxes of different specifications. The instrument area is equipped with dedicated drawers. The interior of the drawers is divided into grids and fixed with elastic straps, which can fix surgical knives, tweezers, syringes and other instruments to prevent them from shaking and colliding. The consumables area is designed with open shelves to store commonly used consumables such as disposable gloves, masks, and care pads, making it convenient and quick to access them. ​
The medical cabinet also pays attention to storage security. The medicine area and the equipment area are equipped with electronic password locks, which can only be opened by authorized medical staff to prevent the loss of medicines and equipment. The cabinet is equipped with temperature and humidity sensors to monitor the temperature and humidity of the storage environment in real time. When the temperature and humidity exceed the set range (temperature 18-25℃, humidity 40%-60%), it will automatically alarm to ensure the safety of drug storage. The interior lighting of the cabinet adopts LED light strips with a brightness of 300lux, providing no blind spots for illumination, which is convenient for medical staff to find items. Meanwhile, LED lights have low energy consumption and a long lifespan, reducing the cost of later maintenance. ​
In terms of convenience of access, the medical cabinet adopts a design that combines sliding cabinet doors with pull-out drawers. The opening and closing Angle of the cabinet doors reaches 120°, and the pull-out stroke of the drawers reaches 80%, making it convenient to access items deep inside. Both the cabinet door and the drawers are equipped with buffer damping devices. When closing, they close slowly to avoid noise caused by collision and prevent fingers from being pinched. The outer surface of the cabinet is treated with an anti-fingerprint coating to reduce fingerprint residue and facilitate daily cleaning. The bottom of the cabinet is equipped with adjustable feet, allowing the height to be adjusted according to the flatness of the ground to ensure the stability of the cabinet. ​
The head nurse of the internal medicine department of a certain hospital stated that the storage structure design of the new medical cabinet is in line with the actual needs of the department. The items are clearly classified and easy to access. The time for medical staff to search for items has been reduced by about 50%. The department's storage management is more standardized. At the same time, the electronic password lock and temperature and humidity monitoring functions have also enhanced the storage security.