Seca Height Measures & Stadiometers
At Numed Healthcare we offer a comprehensive range of mechanical and wireless height measurement tools from leading brand seca. Suitable for a variety of clinical situations, our medical stadiometers offer a range of capacities and graduations.
The seca 285 Class III Wireless Measuring Station is one of our most popular measuring stations. Designed to include the high capacity, stable scales platform with heel positioner and the integrated seca Frankfurt Line for precise head positioning, this seca height measure and scales is state of the art.
Whether you need a height measurement tool for use in the clinic or off-site, the seca 217 Height Measure is affordable and reliable. Its large and stable base provides full confidence in the measurements recorded.
Our aim at Numed Healthcare is to provide you with complete solutions to make life easier for healthcare professionals. Our full range of seca height measures includes a wide choice of accompanying height measurement accessories as well.
FAQs
How do I ensure height measurement is not affected by a patient’s hair?
In the first instance, remove any hair accessories and undo/adjust any hair styles that may inhibit the measurement.
If a patient has a hairstyle that is impossible to adjust, use an implement that has a known measurement e.g. a rod.
Place this through the hair, touching the crown of the head. Measure the height of the patient including the length of the rod. Subtract the length of the rod from the total results, in order to get an accurate height measurement for the patient (without hair interference).
What is the 'Frankfurt Plane' position?
The majority of errors in height measurements are due to varying positions of the body and head. To ensure the most accurate results, the patient should be measured with a head position in the ‘Frankfurt Plane’.
The Frankfurt Plane is a head position where the centre of the ear hole would be in line with the lower margin of the eye socket, if an imaginary line was drawn. Here is an example diagram from GOSH, to show this.
Many height measurers feature an integrated SECA Frankfurt Line for precise head positioning, such as the SECA 285 Class III Wireless Measuring Station and Column Scales.
