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. In some situations, it may be necessary to use equipment to aid a movement. For example, slide sheets can be used to reposition an immobile patient without the need to lift them, significantly reducing the risk of back injuries.<\/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-113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tomorrows-clinicians","category-uncategorized","entry"],"youtubeVideo":"541614744\/a3f3072327","question1":"Manual handling is defined as...","answers1":"Lifting items| Transporting or supporting of a load| Carrying a package\r\n","correctAnswer1":"1","correctAnswerText1":"","question2":"When carrying out patient manual handling, you should...","answers2":"Assess heavy patients only| Assess a patient\u2019s mobility|Assess a patient\u2019s ability to grasp cot sides\r\n","correctAnswer2":"1","correctAnswerText2":"","question3":"Before moving a patient, you should...","answers3":"Talk to the physiotherapist| Complete a consent form| Gain verbal consent from the patient \r\n","correctAnswerText3":"","correctAnswer3":"2","question4":"Before beginning to insert slide sheets, you must...","answers4":"Adjust the bed to the appropriate height| Adjust the bed to its lowest position| Adjust the bed for the tallest person\r\n","correctAnswer4":"0","correctAnswerText4":"","question5":"To insert a slide sheet, you should...","answers5":"Use the Side Roll Technique| Use the Log Roll Technique| Allow the patient to roll independently\r\n","correctAnswer5":"1","correctAnswerText5":"","question6":"When rolling, you should position the patient's head...","answers6":"In the direction of travel| Opposite the direction of travel |Looking straight up\r\n","correctAnswer6":"0","correctAnswerText6":"","question7":"When fitting the slide sheets, they should be...","answers7":"Rolled fully underneath the patient| Rolled underneath the patient\u2019s hips| Rolled underneath the patient\u2019s shoulders\r\n","correctAnswer7":"0","correctAnswerText7":"","question8":"Why should you tilt the bed head down slightly before moving the patient?","answers8":"To prevent postural hypotension| To prevent the patient slipping back down after movement| To position the patient for investigations\r\n","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":"slide-sheets","parentId":"","recapId":"365","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113"}],"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=113"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":527,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113\/revisions\/527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}