Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Why patient lifts?

Patient lift is a great boon not just for the people who are in need of assistance to perform daily chores but also for caregivers as well. It not just help the caretaker to safely transfer and dignified handling of the patient but also reduce the possibility of back injury that most of the patient caregivers go through. It is also right to say that the patients lifts are tools designed to optimally help the caregiver and healthcare staff in comfortable and reliable patient handling with less effort. These devices greatly aid in transferring non-weight patients from their bed to chair or commode and vice versa. Patient lifts are operated through various mechanics, such as hydraulic, electric, powered, and manual, but all these offer the same benefits to their users.

To help healthcare staff in transferring of weight-bearing patients between their bed and chair/commode patient stand up lifts are introduced. There is a plenty of styles of patients stand up lifts are available and the advanced versions let users to position the patient at ease. The notable features of these devices that majority of them come with a fully padded fabric that acts as a supportive surface, ensuring maximum comfort to the person who is being transferred. Not just prevention from sliding, the featured soft-brushed lining also protect the patient's skin. As mentioned before, these units are intended for heavy-weighing people and so they can accommodate weight ranging from 450 to 600 lbs. They usually come with straps or hookups and provide support to patients around their chest and torso.

Talking about the accessories for patient lifts, slings are very common and are available in medical equipment stores. They usually come with built-in straps to securely yet comfortably transfer patients. Generally slings are constructed with mesh and polyester and have divided leg. Few slings are designed in a way to accommodate full body of the patient and the toileting option makes the life of bed-ridden people easier. One can also opt for these medical supplies with or without commode opening. Since, size varies between individuals patient lift slings also come in multiple sizes for customized fit.

Weight measuring is vital in any patient care and this can be made easier with a patient lift digital scale. Hydraulic pumps are a great choice for effortless handing of patients with lifts.

So, invest in an ideal patients lift and accessories and make patient handling for caregivers a breeze.

1 comment:

  1. patient lift is important for all of the person those are not standing there own.

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