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Urinals for Men Glow in The Dark Lid by Tilcare (1 Pack) - 32oz/1000mL Thick Plastic Mens Bedpan Bottle with Screw-on Lid - Spill Proof Portable Pee Bottles - Travel Urine Collection Containers

Urinals for Men Spill Proof by PerfectMed (2 Pack) - 32 oz/ 1000 ml | Portable Urine Bottle Bed Pan W/Glow in Dark Lid | Thick Plastic Pee Urinal Bottle

Urinals for Men Glow in The Dark Lid by Tilcare (2 Pack) - 32oz/1000mL Thick Plastic Mens Bedpan Bottle with Screw-on Lid - Spill Proof Urinary Chamber - Male Portable Travel Pee Bottles

Female Urinal Spill Proof 32 oz (1 Pack) - Urinal for Women - Pee Funnel - Women Bed Pan - Portable Urinals for Women - Sturdy Female Urination Device for Car Travel, Road Trip Essentials

Pepe - Bed Pans for Elderly Females, Easy to Clean Bedpans for Men, Comfortable Bed Pans for Elderly Men, Bedpans for Women with Handle, Female Bed Pan for Urine, Portable Bed Pan for Adults Blue

HOME-X Home Health Care Medical Supplies, Bedpan Seat Urinal for Bedbound Men and Women

BodyHealt Portable Urinal for Men - Deluxe Male Urinal with Spill Proof Lid. Bed Pan 32oz/1000ml Urine Bottle. Thick Plastic Urine Cups. Pee Bottle for Elderly, Travel, Emergency Toilet & Camping

Chamber Pot Bedpan Urinal Bottle Urine Pots Potty Pee Bucket Bedside Urinal with Lids to Prevent Odors, Suitable for Kids, Women and Men (Pink)

Unisex Potty Urinal for Car, Portable Urinal for Men and Women, Bedpans Pee Bottle, with a Lid and Funnel, Travel Urinal Kit for Home, Hospite, Camping Outdoor (White)

Unisex Potty Urinal for Car, 68 OZ Travel Urinals Kit Male and Female Urination Device Toilet Urinal for Men and Women Bedpans Bottle Spill Proof for Hospital Camping Car Travel

Male Urinal with Glow in The Dark Lid (2 Bottles) 32 Oz Urine Bottles for Men - Pee Bottles for Hospitals, Emergency and Travel

MedVance- Urinals for Men 1000ml with Glow in The Dark Spill Proof Pop Cap Lid, Plastic Pee Bottles for Men, Male Urinals, Pee Container Men, Portable Urinal for Car, Elderly & Incontinence (2 Pack)

Thick Firm Male Urinal Urine Bottle with Replacement Lids 32oz./1000mL (Green,2 Pack)

Dealmed Male Urinal with Attached Cover – Portable Urinals for Men with Translucent Receptacle, Shields Odors and Avoids Spills, 1 Ounce Increments Up to 1000 cc, 2/pk

Portable Urinals for Men, OOCOME Men Urinal Bottle Spill Proof Reusable Male Pee Bottle Camping Toilet Thicken Men's Potty 2000 ml 45.2" Long Tube with Lid

Portable Urinals for Men Spill Proof 2000 ml 68 oz Urine Bottles for Men 63" Long Tube Urinals for Men Urine Jug Pipe with Lid Pee Bottles for Men for Hospital Incontinence Elderly Travel Car Truckers

MedVance- Urinals for Men 1000ml with Glow in The Dark Spill Proof Pop Cap Lid, Plastic Pee Bottles for Men, Male Urinals, Pee Container Men, Portable Urinal for Car, Elderly & Incontinence (8 Pack)

Portable Urinals for Men ONEDONE Men's Urinal Bottle Spill Proof Male Pee Bottle Urine Bottles 68 OZ for Hospital Home Camping Car Travel 45" Long Hose with Lid (Blue)

Fracture Bedpan - Portable Easy Clean Plastic Bed Pan - Female Urinal with Built-in Handle for Easier Placement and Removal and Spill-Free Guard for Bed-Bound/Bedridden Patient for Women and Men (1)

Firm Thick Stable PP Bedpan Heavy Duty Smooth Countoured for Bed-Bound Patient (Blue)

Owfeel 2000ml Man Protable Wearable Urine Bag Urinal System with Collection Urine Bag (2000ml Man Urine Bag)

Medpro Fracture Easy Clean Portable Bed Pan with Plastic Guard and Built-in Handles for Easier Placement and Removal, Durable and Easy to Clean, Adult

Portable Urinals for Men & Elderly Bottle with Glow Lid in The Dark, Screw Cap 1000ml-Male Urinal Pee Bottle with Spill Proof Plastic Jar for Travel & Urine Collection Pack of 2

Bedpan for Elderly Females Heavy Duty Bed Pans for Elderly Men Women Thick Large Bedpans for Bedridden Patient Hospital Home Bed Pan Emergency Device (Blue)

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Bed Pans & Portable Urinals

Here you can find a large selection of portable urinal bottles and bedpans for sale. These products assist with toileting when a person is unable to get to the bathroom to do so.

Ensuring hygiene and comfortability, this section provides a number of disposable bed pans for easy and quick cleaning. Suitable for use both in the home and in a professional setting such as a care home or hospital, this range of toileting aids is guaranteed to keep the patient comfortable, dry and protected. Ideal for those with limited mobility or recovering from a severe injury, Welcome Mobility offers only the highest quality bathing aids available.

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A polypropylene urinal that is shaped to enable easy use whilst in a bed.

Fracture Low Profile Bedpan

Long shafted urinal for men, portable slipper pan urinal with lid, ursec non-spill male urinal, one-way valve for hospital style male urinal.

Bed pans are receptacles for human waste used when someone is restricted to bed and can’t make visits to the toilet.

They provide a means for a person to open their bowels without leaving bed.

People unable to make the journey to and from the toilet include those suffering from illness or injury, living with a disability or recovering from an operation.

Bed pans require manually emptying and cleaning by a carer after use.

Standard bowl shaped - these typically do not have lids, but feature a cut-out area at one end to improve access.

Wedge shaped bed pans - the triangular shape of these ‘fracture pans’ is made to slide easily beneath the body of the person in bed.

Some wedge shaped pans have lids, while others have an open design.

Most versions have either a carry handle or cut out sections of the moulding which allows the pan to be easily transported for emptying and cleaning.

Bed pans must be cleaned regularly with disinfectant - most are suitable to be autoclaved or chemically cleaned.

Portable urinals are receptacles for urine which are useful for people who need to relieve themselves but are not able to reach a toilet.

They are essentially special bottles which are easy to access.

Those with urinary incontinence may find them useful, or people who are restricted to bed for prolonged periods and have difficulty reaching the bathroom.

There are urinals designed for both men and women.

Female urinals - these versions, designed for a woman’s use, have wide, contoured openings.

This makes these urinal bottles for women easier to use without spillages.

They have a narrow neck, leading to a wider compartment in which the liquid is retained.

The contoured nature of the aperture means this style does not usually have a lid, so needs to be emptied fairly rapidly after use.

There are other urinal bottles for women which have a flatter opening and come with lids as a result.

Male urinal bottles - although not as wide or contoured as the female versions, urinal bottles for men do have a reasonably large opening.

They usually have a flat rim and most also come with a lid, so can be sealed shut after use.

Bottles with lids are naturally the best if you think you might need the loo and be away from a toilet.

Some designs have carry handles.

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Bed Pans & Portable Urinals

Portable bed pans are important bed aids for people with incontinence or have difficulty reaching the bathroom from bed. Essential Aids supplies a range of high-quality bed pans, urinal bottles with lids and a host of other receptacles. A portable urinal bottle is not only useful in the bedroom, but for travel purposes - if the user is not going to have easy access to a toilet. Essential Aids has portable urinal bottles designed for both men and women. Some of the bed pans available here are available in ‘slipper’ styles, enabling them to slide underneath the user’s body when they are in bed.

Portable bed pans are important bed aids for people with incontinence or have difficulty reaching the bathroom from bed. Essential Aids supplies a range of high-quality bed pans, urinal bottles with lids and

a host of other receptacles. A portable urinal bottle is not only useful in the bedroom, but for travel purposes - if the user is not going to have easy access to a toilet. Essential Aids has portable urinal bottles designed for both men and women. Some of the bed pans available here are available in ‘slipper’ styles, enabling them to slide underneath the user’s body when they are in bed.

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Selina Slipper Pan

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Economy Bed Pan

Uriwell Unisex Urinal

Z-Tec Urinal with Lid

Economy Slipper Pan

Urine/Catheter Bag Floor Holder

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Alternatives to the bedpan.

When it comes to dealing with bathroom issues, not everybody is capable of using the toilet as well as they used to, whether it is from old age, a long term disability, or a medical procedure that has caused mobility issues. For those unable to get to the toilet on their own, or even with help, the most common alternative is the bedpan. The big issue with this is that a bedpan isn’t always the most comfortable thing especially if the disability gets in the way of its normal use and function.

For those looking for an alternative, BioRelief offers several options, from portable urinals, to external catheters to fit your needs.

Portable Urinals

Anybody who has been in the hospital has likely seen a portable urinal, especially if they had to wait in the emergency room for a while, or a doctor required a urine sample. These small contraptions are perfect for collecting urine, not only in the hospital, but in your home bed as well. They are very convenient so long as you don’t need to defecate at the same time. Portable urinals come in various forms, such as the Bagless Comfort Fire Male Urinal, or the Little John Portable Urinal. For women, there are attachments such as the Lady J Female Adapter to make using the Little John easy for women, or various options such as the SheWee Portable Urinary Device. There are also unisex options available for portables, like the Uritravel Disposable Unisex Portable Urinal.

The other convenience of the portable urinals is that they can be used as more than just alternatives to bedpans. They can be used on long travelling trips, or events where needing a portable urinal is going to be more convenient than waiting in long lineups for facilities, or when traveling with incontinence.

External catheters can be used as another alternative to a bedpan. Again, this option is generally for only urine. With external catheters, there’s the conveniences of being able to fit it for overnight use, so it is great for incontinence. Fitted external catheters are available with the option for leg bags, or bedside mounted urinal bags. Stadium Pal is one such option for mounting on your leg during the night.

Bedside Urinals

Bedside urinals are another alternative to bed pans. They generally hook into a bedside mounted bag for easy collection and disposal of urine. The Advantage Beside Urinal is one such option for both men and women. These can be particularly easy to use if you have a caregiver that helps with daily and nighttime routines.

Bedpan Alternatives

If you are looking for a selection of bedpan alternatives, then look no further than the quality selection on the BioRelief online store. If you have any questions about any of the products, don’t hesitate to contact our customer support for more information.

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Mackay Nurse and the travelling bedpan

As Helen Chapman holds up a porcelain bedpan, she reflects on the many miles she’s travelled and the stories she’s told over her 40-year nursing career. 

Leaving her hometown of Tamworth in 1980, Helen started her nurse training at St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst.  The move to Sydney was quite an eye opener for the country girl, but with it bought great opportunity.

“I have many fond memories of my time in Sydney but one of the highlights was my theatre training and getting to scrub in twice for bypass surgery with Victor Chang,” she said.

Her first placement was at St Vincent’s Private Hospital where she recalls the original paintings that decorated the walls, the baby piano that sat in the foyer and the affluent patients she cared for.

“We used to wash bedpans and place in an urn with boiling water to sterilise before flushing out with a long stick and putting them on a rack to dry.

“Urine had to be boiled to check for protein, as with urine glucose levels, no fancy machines for that,” she said.

Helen soon left the Lord’s and Lady’s in Sydney for the Emergency Department in Alice Springs. 

“It was the biggest ED between Port Augusta and Darwin at the time and I mainly treated patients for solvent abuse and TB, it was an eye opener from where I had come from.

“It was such a wonderful experience and was a steppingstone to the years I would spend in Perth and Port Headland”.

Being away from home eventually took its toll and Helen wanted to return to the east coast.

In 1991 she arrived in Mackay and while she has been a Clinical Nurse on Medical ward for the most part, Helen has also worked across varying roles in the hospital.

It’s the simple love of helping people that has kept Helen at the Base Hospital for 29 years and she now only travels for leisure.