Safe patient moving & Handling

Frame-based lateral tilt allows easier patient manipulation and reduces physical strain applied on the caregiver’s back.

Challenges

  • 62% of nurses concerned with experiencing a disabling musculoskeletal injuries (1)
  • 56% nurses reported musculoskeletal pain caused by work (1)
  • 52% nurses had chronic back pain (1)
  • 38% nurses took time off work due to back pain (1)
  • 20% nurses left the bedside and took different positions due to back pain (1)

Solution

Lateral tilt

67% decrease in the average force needed to turn the patient from the supine position onto their side when using lateral tilt. (2)
 
Frame-based lateral tilt allows easier patient manipulation and reduces physical strain applied on caregiver's back.

Frame-based lateral tilt

A clinical study performed at 5 Healthcare facilities in the European Union surveyed 50 nurses on use of LINET frame-based lateral tilt up to 15 degrees on strain reduction for repositioning immobile patients:
 
- 68% felt very significant strain reduction
- 32% felt moderate strain reduction
- 0% felt no strain reduction

Other solutions

Combined Tilting

Combination of lateral tilt and reverse Trendelenburg allows easier postural drainage procedure.

Ergoframe®

Patient is less likely to slide down in the bed when the back rest and thigh rest are elevated together. Caregivers don’t need to pull the patient back up.

Mobi-Lift®

Reduces the physical effort of the caregiver that is needed to help the patient stand up & reduces the number of needed caregivers.

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(1) 2011 Ana Health And Safety Survey, Https://Www.Nursingworld.Org/Practice-Policy/Work-Environment/Health-Safety/Health-Safety-Survey/
(2) Lebeda T et al. Effect of lateral tilt on patients turning. NRU for Occupational Physiology and Psychophysiology. 2021 Report no: 3636/2021, ex. 210347