Lifting Patients from Chairs

(8 min.) There's no easy, generic way to describe how to safely lift or move a patient. Each patient and each situation is unique. For example, during your busy day, you may have to move a patient from a bed to a wheelchair or from a wheelchair to a bathtub.

Obviously, each task is different and each one has a specific way in which it can be done safely and correctly. Let''s take a look at how to lift and move patients in and out of wheelchairs.

Topics included in this safety video are: moving a patient from a bed to a wheelchair, transfer belt, before beginning the move, to move a patient from a wheelchair to a treatment table, if the patient begins to fall, the and the importance of a healthy back.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.