Guidelines in Developing a Safe Patient Handling Lift Document Tool

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Guidelines in Developing a Safe Patient Handling
Lift Document Tool

• Speaker
• Robert Guest MSPT, Cert. MDT

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Types of Transfers

• Lateral transfers
• Bed
• Chair
• Commode/toilet
• Car
• Floor

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Repositioning Tasks

• Bed
• Chair
• Gurney
• Diagnostic tables

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Components for safe transfers repositioning
tasks

• Medical, mental functional status of the
  patient
• Environment
• Staff
• Equipment

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Patient

• Medical status history received from the
  patient, family other facilities
• Mental status cooperative, follow directions
• Functional status- strength, balance,
  coordination stamina

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Environment

• Room design
• Medical equipment
• Furniture
• Illumination
• Climate/temperature
• Traffic/activity

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Imaging Department
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Staff

• Medical education
• Competency
• Compliancy
• Teamwork
• Communication

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Equipment

• Bed
• Ceiling lift
• Total mechanical lift
• Sit to stand lift
• Transfer belt
• Non-Friction device/Air assistive device
• Assistive devices (cane etc.)

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SPH equipment reduces over exertion for the
healthcare staff
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Criteria for each piece of safe patient handling
equipment

• Contraindications vs. Indications

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Who is responsible for determining the lift
type/equipment utilized for safe patient
handling and movement (SPHM) ?

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• Who When Where

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Licensed Professional
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Decision Tree

• Ceiling lift/Total mechanical lift
• Sit to stand lift
• Transfer/gait belt
• Non-Friction device/Air assistive device
• Independent
• going up the tree the patient requires more
  assistance

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Case Study 1

• A male 50 years old involved in MVA enters the
  emergency department to R/O a right leg fracture.
  Determine the SPHM for this individual using the
  lift document tool.

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Case Study 2

• A 30 year old male S/P right TKR day two has an
  order to get OOB. Determine the SPHM for the
  patient.

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Case Study 3

• A 70 year old female has fallen in the hallway
  while existing her husbands hospital room.
  Determine the SPHM for this individual.

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Questions
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Thank you

• rguest_at_kaleidahealth.org