LiftingthePatient
8.Usingthehandlesonthesling,turnthepatientsothat
he/shefacestheassistantoperatingthepatientlift.
9.Lowerthepatientsothathis/herfeetrestonthebase
ofthelift,straddlingthemast.
Thelowercenterofgravityprovidesstability
makingthepatientfeelmoresecureandthelift
easiertomove.
10.Movethepatientliftwithbothhandsrmlyonthe
steeringhandle.
11.ReadandunderstandtheinformationintheLiftingthe
Patientsectionofthemanualthatpertainstotransfer
toorfromspecictypesofsurfacesBEFOREproceeding:
•BedTransfer
•FloorTransfers(LiftingfromtheFloor)
•CommodeTransferGuidelines
•WheelchairTransfer
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