GB2317873A - A method of using a transfer aid for repositioning patients - Google Patents

A method of using a transfer aid for repositioning patients Download PDF

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GB2317873A
GB2317873A GB9620797A GB9620797A GB2317873A GB 2317873 A GB2317873 A GB 2317873A GB 9620797 A GB9620797 A GB 9620797A GB 9620797 A GB9620797 A GB 9620797A GB 2317873 A GB2317873 A GB 2317873A
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Bruce Edward Somerton
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Arjo Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1025—Lateral movement of patients, e.g. horizontal transfer
    • A61G7/1026—Sliding sheets or mats
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G2200/00—Information related to the kind of patient or his position
    • A61G2200/30—Specific positions of the patient
    • A61G2200/34—Specific positions of the patient sitting

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Abstract

A method of repositioning a patient on a supporting surface comprises the steps of starting with a flat sheet of flexible material (10, Fig. 1) having a low friction surface, folding one part of the sheet 10a under another part of the sheet 10b so that the low friction surface of the two parts of the sheet are in contact with one another, positioning a patient to be moved on the folded part of the sheet, and moving the patient or the sheet so that the top part of the folded sheet 10b slides over the bottom part 10a and so that the bottom part 10a progressively unfolds and eventually becomes co-extensive with the top part of the sheet 10b. The sheet (10, Fig. 1) may be made of a woven material with the low friction surface being a silicone elastomer coating. Preferably each longitudinal side of the sheet (10, Fig. 1) has at least one hand grip.

Description

A TRANSFER AID FOR REPOSITIONING PATIENTS This invention relates to a transfer aid for repositioning patients.
Many transfer aids have been developed in recent years for reducing the effort required of nursing staff to move patients. One such aid has been developed for repositioning a patient on a supporting surface, such as a bed, stretcher or the like, and comprises an open-ended sleeve made of flexible sheet material with a low friction internal surface. The sleeve is placed in a collapsed condition on the supporting surface alongside a patient and the patient is rolled onto the sleeve. The patient is then pulled or pushed on the sleeve in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis of the sleeve. The friction between the patient and the upper half-sheet causes the upper half-sheet to move with the patient and to slide on the lower halfsheet.
Theoretically, the patient should be moved off one end of the sleeve as the upper half sheet progressively moves into the position of the lower half sheet and viceversa, but in reality this does not often happen and the patient remains on the sleeve with the result that the patient and sleeve slip back when released due to the low friction between the upper and lower half sheets.
In seeking to overcome this drawback, the present invention provides a method of repositioning a patient on a supporting surface, comprising the steps of: a. starting with a flat sheet of flexible material having a low friction surface, b. folding one part of the sheet under another part of the sheet so that the low friction surface of the two parts of the sheet are in contact with one another, c. positioning a patient to be moved on the folded part of the sheet, and d. moving the patient or the sheet so that the top part of the folded sheet slides over the bottom part of the folded sheet and so that the bottom part of the sheet progressively unfolds and eventually becomes co extensive with the said top part of the sheet.
With such a method, there is a much reduced risk of the patient slipping back as the low friction surface of the sheet will come wholly into contact with the supporting surface.
Preferably, the sheet is provided with at least one hand grip on each longitudinal side of the sheet so as to enable nurses to slide the top part of the sheet over the bottom part of the sheet with a patient thereon.
The sheet may be made of woven material coated on one surface with a silicone elastomer.
The invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a sheet for performing a method according to the present invention, and Figures 2A and 2B illustrate diagrammatically how the method according to the invention is performed.
Referring firstly to Figure 1 of the drawings, the sheet 10 shown therein is typically formed of woven material and has one surface coated with a low friction material, such as a silicone elastomer.
The sheet has a tape 11 secured, such as by stitching, along its edge. Hand grips may be provided by further short tapes (not shown) or by providing hand holes (also not shown) in the sheet 10. These hand grips should be close to the two longitudinal edges of the sheet 10. In use, one part 10a of the sheet is folded under the other part 10b of the sheet so that the low friction surfaces of the two parts 10a and 10b are in contact with one another.
A patient to be moved is then positioned on the folded part of the sheet as shown in Figure 2A. This can be achieved by placing the folded sheet alongside the patient and rolling the patient onto the folded part of the sheet.
Nurses on opposite sides of the sheet then move the sheet by pulling on the hand grips (or by moving the patient) so that the top part 10b of the folded sheet slides over the bottom part 10a of the folded sheet. The bottom part 10a of the sheet progressively unfolds (as shown in Figure 2B) and eventually becomes co-extensive with the top part 10b of the sheet.
The patient remains on the sheet, but the low friction surface of the sheet is now in contact with the supporting surface, be it a bed, stretcher or the like, and is, therefore, less likely to slip back than the sleeve hitherto used.

Claims (4)

1. A method of repositioning a patient on a supporting surface, comprising the steps of: a) starting with a flat sheet of flexible material having a low friction surface, b. folding one part of the sheet under another part of the sheet so that the low friction surface of the two parts of the sheet are in contact with one another, c. positioning a patient to be moved on the folded part of the sheet, and d. moving the patient or the sheet so that the top part of the folded sheet slides over the bottom part of the folded sheet and so that the bottom part of the sheet progressively unfolds and eventually becomes co extensive with the said top part of the sheet.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sheet is provided with at least one hand grip on each longitudinal side of the sheet so as to enable nurses to slide the top part of the sheet over the bottom part of the sheet with a patient thereon.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the sheet is made of woven material coated on one surface with a silicone elastomer.
4. A method of repositioning a patient on a supporting surface, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
GB9620797A 1996-10-05 1996-10-05 A method of using a transfer aid for repositioning patients Withdrawn GB2317873A (en)

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NL1007183A NL1007183C1 (en) 1996-10-05 1997-09-30 Transfer tool for moving patients.

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EP1364635A1 (en) * 2002-05-22 2003-11-26 Vassilli s.r.l. Particularly articulated bed
GB2403149A (en) * 2003-06-24 2004-12-29 Anthony Bruce Pike Medical protection sheeting

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US5148558A (en) * 1991-12-10 1992-09-22 O. R. Concepts, Inc. Patient transfer sheet
GB2282126A (en) * 1993-09-25 1995-03-29 Phillip Walter Strong An aid particularly for the transfer of patients

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US5148558A (en) * 1991-12-10 1992-09-22 O. R. Concepts, Inc. Patient transfer sheet
GB2282126A (en) * 1993-09-25 1995-03-29 Phillip Walter Strong An aid particularly for the transfer of patients

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1364635A1 (en) * 2002-05-22 2003-11-26 Vassilli s.r.l. Particularly articulated bed
GB2403149A (en) * 2003-06-24 2004-12-29 Anthony Bruce Pike Medical protection sheeting
GB2403149B (en) * 2003-06-24 2005-10-19 Anthony Bruce Pike Medical protection sheeting

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