Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance

Hamish MacGregor is an Independent Moving and Handling Consultant.

"The book would be useful for all healthcare professionals working in an environment that involves moving patients, such as a residential care home or a hospital ward. It would also be beneficial alongside manual handling training as relevant legislation and guidance is included. This book could be used as a tool during training. All wards should have a copy." (Nursing Standard 2016)

• Preface viiAcknowledgments viiiPart 1 Theory 11 Legislation: I 22 Legislation: II 43 Structure and function of the spine 64 Posture and back care 85 Safe principles of moving and handling 106 Controversial techniques 127 Risk assessment: moving and handling 148 Risk assessment: general 169 Individual patient handling assessment 18Part 2 Practice 21Load handling and practical application of ergonomics10 Lifting a load 2211 Pushing a bed 2412 Good workstation set-up 2613 Postural issues with laptops and tablets 28Moving a patient in and out of a chair and walking14 Assessing the patient before standing from a chair 3015 Moving a patient forwards in a chair 3216 Standing a patient: with one handler 3417 Standing a patient: with two handlers 3618 Seating a patient 3819 Moving a patient back in a chair 4020 Walking with handler(s) 4221 Tips for using walking frames 4422 Assisting a patient off the floor: verbal 46Sitting a patient up, and in and out of bed23 Sitting a patient using an electric profiling bed 4824 Sitting a patient using a non-profiling bed 5025 Sitting a patient onto the side of an electric profiling bed 5226 Sitting a patient onto the side of a non-profiling bed 5427 Lying down a patient from the bed edge 5628 Standing a patient up from the bed edge 5829 Standing a patient up from the bed edge using a profiling bed 60Moving a patient within the bed30 Turning a patient in bed: verbal 6231 Turning a patient in bed: one handler 6432 Turning a patient in bed: two handlers 6633 Inserting two flat slide sheets under a patient: unravelling technique 6834 Inserting two flat slide sheets under the patient: by rolling patient 7035 Inserting a roller slide sheet under a patient 7236 Moving a semi-independent patient up the bed with a roller slide sheet 7437 Moving a patient up the bed with a roller slide sheet 7638 Moving a patient up the bed with two flat slide sheets 7839 Turning a patient in bed with roller slide sheets 8040 Turning a patient in bed with two flat slide sheets 8241 Moving a patient’s legs into bed with a slide sheet 84Use of hoists and slings42 Types of hoist 8643 Types of sling 8844 Insertion of sling into bed 9045 Removal of sling from bed 9246 Insertion of sling into chair 9447 Removal of sling from chair 9648 Insertion of sling into bed with slide sheets 9849 Insertion of sling into chair with slide sheets 10050 Hoisting from bed to chair with a mobile hoist 10251 Hoisting from chair to bed with a mobile hoist 10452 Hoisting from the floor with a mobile hoist 10653 Using a standing hoist 108Lateral transfers54 Lateral transfer from bed to bed/trolley 11055 Transfer from chair to bed using a transfer board 112Other handling equipment56 Assisting a patient to use a rota-stand: one handler 11457 Assisting a patient to use a rota-stand: two handlers 11658 Use of standing and raising aids (non-mechanical) 11859 Use of equipment for bariatric patients 12060 Kneeling and working at floor level 122Case studiesCase study 1: Assessing a bariatric patient 124Case study 2: Managing leg ulcer dressings in the community (kneeling) 128Index 132