Healthcare Professionals are often involved in the movement of patients within their daily work. Safe moving and handling of people continues to be a major challenge in all health and social care settings, and poses a risk of injury for the carer and for the person. When patient handling is performed correctly, patients can be moved with ease and with reduced risk of injury, to both the patient and the healthcare professional.
features specialist guidance from a chartered physiotherapist
outlines the process for people handling risk assessments
sets out the principles of safer handling
demonstrates the key safer handling techniques:
rolling a person
inserting and removing sliding sheets
repositioning people using sliding sheets
assisting people to stand and walk with handling belts
the use of roll boards in lateral transfers
using hoists
highlights the important role you play in safer people handling
This People Handling DVD offers employers and employees a best practice guide on safer patient handling. It has been developed specifically for the Irish healthcare sector. It will be of great benefit to all frontline and ancillary staff within the acute and community hospital sectors; carers working in long-stay institutions, respite care and nursing homes; those who deliver home help services; providers of nurse education and FETAC People Handling Instruction Level 6 (6S0243); and VEC’s delivering SKILLVEC.
People Handling
Healthcare Professionals are often involved in the movement of patients within their daily work. Safe moving and handling of people continues to be a major challenge in all health and social care settings, and poses a risk of injury for the carer and for the person. When patient handling is performed correctly, patients can be moved with ease and with reduced risk of injury, to both the patient and the healthcare professional.
This training DVD is produced by the Health Management Institute of Ireland, in partnership with the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. The 30 minute DVD:
This People Handling DVD offers employers and employees a best practice guide on safer patient handling. It has been developed specifically for the Irish healthcare sector. It will be of great benefit to all frontline and ancillary staff within the acute and community hospital sectors; carers working in long-stay institutions, respite care and nursing homes; those who deliver home help services; providers of nurse education and FETAC People Handling Instruction Level 6 (6S0243); and VEC’s delivering SKILLVEC.
For more information visit http://www.hmi.ie/educate/elearning/people-handling-training-dvd/