It is important that an healthcare worker is competent with the use of different moving and handling aids as well as familiar with various moving techniques to ensure the safety of yourself and the individual. Based on the risk assessment carried out and the report gathered; recommendations of how best to move an individual should be found in the client’s or patient’s care plan.
Below are listed few equipments:
- Hoist
- Transfer board
- Slide sheet
- Slide board
- Turn disc
- Monkey pole
- Lifting handle
- Handling belt
- Patient hand block.
- Wheelchair
- Elk
Do you know how to use all these equipment listed above?
Watch the Different Videos below to understand How to use them Safely.
ELK – Used for Lifting a fallen person.
HOIST – Mobile hoist/ceiling hoist for home care.
TRANSFER BELT – Patient Turning and Transfers.
SLIDING BOARD – Transfer Techniques using the sliding board.
Tips on Moving Someone from the Bed to a Chair.
Tips on Moving Someone Sit up in Bed.
Gathering evidence for HSC223 & HSC360 could involve writing a reflective account of how you have prepared the individual and the environment for moving and positioning and how you carried out the actual movement from one place to another.
For guides to write a good reflective account visit on the links below:
http://www.nvqmadesimple.com/nvq-2/reflective-account-samples/
http://www.nvqmadesimple.com/nvq-3/reflective-account-samples/
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