Manual Handling refers to the process of transporting or supporting of a load by hand or bodily force. This may be a person or an object. To create a safe environment for all staff, patients and visitors, manual handling should be avoided when possible if the option of using other techniques or equipment is feasible. Where it is necessary to undertake manual handling activities, suitable and sufficient assessment of all such operations should be carried out, and appropriate steps should be taken to reduce the risk of injury. Anybody undertaking manual handling activities should be provided with suitable information, instruction and training. When moving patients, an assessment should be made to look at the patient\u2019s mobility and their ability to carry out moving and handling activities. These should be regularly reviewed, as the risks are dynamic. Also, you should always remember that not all patients need assistance and that you should aim to facilitate independent movement as much as possible.<\/p>\n
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Manual Handling refers to the process of transporting or supporting of a load by hand or bodily force. This may be a person or an object. To create a safe environment for all staff, patients and visitors, manual handling should be avoided when possible if the option of using other techniques or equipment is feasible. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tomorrows-clinicians","category-uncategorized","entry"],"youtubeVideo":"540685697\/e8352ea603","question1":"Why must you assess any moving or handling operation?","answers1":" To decide when to move the patient\r\n| To decide how to move the patient\r\n| To decide what to write on the MUST paperwork","correctAnswer1":"1","correctAnswerText1":"","question2":"Why should assessments be reviewed?","answers2":" Risk always increases with the length of stay\r\n| Risks can change\r\n| Risk always decreases with the length of stay","correctAnswer2":"1","correctAnswerText2":"","question3":"Before asking a patient to stand you should...","answers3":" Assess whether the patient has arm strength to lift themselves\r\n| Assess whether the patient has leg strength to lift themselves\r\n| Assess whether the patient has arm strength to hold on to you","correctAnswerText3":"","correctAnswer3":"1","question4":"When positioning the patient\u2019s feet, it would be best to aim for a...","answers4":" Stable base in an L shape\r\n| Stable base in a K shape\r\n| Stable base in an N shape","correctAnswer4":"0","correctAnswerText4":"","question5":"Where should you ask the patient to place their hands before standing?","answers5":" On their thighs or arms of the chair\r\n| By their side or across their chest\r\n| Taking a grasp of your arms","correctAnswer5":"0","correctAnswerText5":"","question6":"If a patient has a weakness on one side, where should you stand to assist?","answers6":"Weak side\r\n| Strong side\r\n| Either side","correctAnswer6":"0","correctAnswerText6":"","question7":"How would you provide the patient with support?","answers7":" Hand in the centre of the patient\u2019s back\r\n| Forearm across the patient\u2019s back\r\n| Arm under the patient\u2019s armpit","correctAnswer7":"1","correctAnswerText7":"","question8":"During any moving and handling, you should aim to...","answers8":"Maintain a rigid straight back\r\n| Maintain the natural curves of the back\r\n| Bend your back to facilitate movement","correctAnswer8":"1","correctAnswerText8":"","question9":"","answers9":"","correctAnswer9":"","correctAnswerText9":"","question10":"","answers10":"","correctAnswer10":"","correctAnswerText10":"","question11":"","answers11":"","correctAnswer11":"","correctAnswerText11":"","question12":"","answers12":"","correctAnswer12":"","correctAnswerText12":"","question13":"","answers13":"","correctAnswer13":"","correctAnswerText13":"","question14":"","answers14":"","correctAnswer14":"","correctAnswerText14":"","question15":"","answers15":"","correctAnswer15":"","correctAnswerText15":"","icon":"standing-a-patient","parentId":"","recapId":"362","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":528,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions\/528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}