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, a hoist should be used for patients that do not have the ability to assist in their own movements, or who are very heavily dependent, in order to eliminate the risks of manually lifting them. Due to the complexity of hoist manoeuvres\u2019 it is imperative that two individuals are involved with the fitting and transfer at all times.<\/p>\r\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-54","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tomorrows-clinicians","category-uncategorized","entry"],"youtubeVideo":"543131512\/6cd3f06165","question1":"What is the minimum number of staff required to hoist a patient?","answers1":"One\r\n| Two\r\n| Three","correctAnswer1":"1","correctAnswerText1":"","question2":"When should you use a hoist?","answers2":"When patients have the inability to assist their own movement\r\n| To save time when moving a patient\r\n| To follow health and safety rules","correctAnswer2":"0","correctAnswerText2":"","question3":"When using a single patient sling, what must you check?","answers3":" That the sling has been washed before use\r\n| The manufacturer's name is on the sling\r\n| Patient details match details on the hoist label ","correctAnswerText3":"","correctAnswer3":"2","question4":"When fitting a sling behind a patient where should the label be?","answers4":" Facing out\r\n| Facing in \r\n| Either","correctAnswer4":"0","correctAnswerText4":"","question5":"What must you check on the hoist before use?","answers5":" Serial number of the hoist\r\n| Battery level indicator\r\n| Brakes are applied","correctAnswer5":"1","correctAnswerText5":"","question6":"When moving the hoist into position what should you avoid doing?","answers6":" Raising the lifting arm\r\n| Opening the legs of a hoist \r\n| Hitting the patient with the spreader bar ","correctAnswer6":"2","correctAnswerText6":"","question7":"What should you use to steady the patient when moving into position?","answers7":" Spreader bar loops\r\n| Hand loops\r\n| Sling loops","correctAnswer7":"1","correctAnswerText7":"","question8":"To prevent skin damage on removal of the sling what should you do?","answers8":" Fold leg straps back underneath themselves\r\n| Pull the leg straps swiftly out to the side\r\n| Push the leg straps back towards the patient\u2019s hips ","correctAnswer8":"0","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":"using-hoist","parentId":"","recapId":"359","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54"}],"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=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":862,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54\/revisions\/862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vapp.rguc.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}