Patient handling ... a safer approach

A DVD, covering 13 different patient handling techniques, including:

• Moving in bed
• Getting in and out of bed
• Transfers to and from the bed
• Sitting and standing
• Assisted walking, and
• Assisting patients from the floor

The DVD also demonstrates methods for coaching patients to move themselves and includes the latest patient handling equipment.

The DVD is designed so that you can use the whole DVD at one time or you can select a particular technique that you want to watch (or practice) and repeat it as often as you like. The DVD comes with skill sheets covering each technique, which can enhance or even become the basis of your competency based training program. It is also a great induction tool.

This DVD was developed by the workedWELL team; Louise Whitby, Marcia Lusted and Christine Aickin, ergonomists with health backgrounds and many years experience in designing manual handling programs to address safer patient handling in the health, community and aged care sectors.