Safer Lifting for Patient Care

Part 1 Essential information: Biomechanics, ergonomics and epidermiology : Why we should learn to lift correctly Friction, posture, bracing and commands Mechanics of stability and stances The grasps Mechanics and performance of rocking manoeuvers, and the use of blocks Selection of the lift Standard procedure for a lift Moving body parts Turning the patient over Part 2 Aids to lifting: The patient handling slings Hoists Part 3 The lifts: Shoulder (Australian) lift Through arm lift Orthodox lift Half shoulder / half orthodox lift Through arm and orthodox lifts with slings Raising a patient's pelvis for nursing purposes Three-person (team) lift Through arm transfer with slings Axillary lift Elbow lift Transfer sling lift Falls Floor to (wheel) chair lift using two manoeuvers Through arm and sling lift Waistband lift Buttock lift Sitting to standing sling lift Forearm support lift Forearm hold seesaw lift Support in standing Turning in standing To sit a patient down Lifting a patient from lying to sitting up Lifting and moving loads other than patients