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venting patient transfer mishaps. When it comes to lifting patients, be sure to
enlist the help of an adequate number of personnel. Teamwork helps prevent
injuries among staff, and it reduces the risk of accidentally dropping a patient.
Some frown upon moving patients the traditional heave-ho way altogether.
"We shouldn't be manually lifting patients anymore because of back injuries to
the employee," says Mr.
Bowers. "We should be
using devices that help
move the patients more
safely and accurately." If a
patient's weight exceeds
200 pounds, Mr. Bowers
recommends an air-pow-
ered mover to assist in tran-
sitioning from a stretcher to
an OR bed and then back to
the stretcher after surgery.
4. Secure patients
to the table
Leg and waist straps also
help avert positioning
mishaps. The patient's
weight and position on the
OR table should guide you
in deciding the type and
number of belts to secure
the patient to the table, but
constant oversight is still
necessary, says Dr. Capino.
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Transfer / Repositioning Sheet
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patient use only Patent # 6,675,411
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