Preface
Part 1: Theory
1. Legislation I
2. Legislation II
3. Structure and function of the spine
4. Posture and back care
5. Safe principles of moving and handling
6. Controversial techniques
7. Risk assessment: moving and handling
8. Risk assessment: general
9. Individual patient handling assessment
Part 2: Practice Load handling and practical application of ergonomics
10. Lifting a load
11. Pushing a bed
12. Good workstation set-up
13. Postural issues with laptops and tablets Moving a patient In and out of a chair and walking
14. Assessing the patient
15. Moving a patient forward in a chair
16. Standing a patient: with one handler
17. Standing a patient: with two handlers
18. Seating a patient
19. Moving a patient back in a chair
20. Walking with handler(s)
21. Tips for using walking frames
22. Assisting a patient off the floor: verbal Sitting a patient up, and in and out of bed
23. Sitting a patient using an electric profiling bed
24. Sitting a patient using a non-profiling bed
25. Sitting a patient onto the side of an electric profiling bed
26. Sitting a patient onto the side of a non-profiling bed
27. Lying a patient from the bed edge
28. Standing a patient from the bed edge
29. Standing a patient from the bed edge using a profiling bed Moving a patient within the bed
30. Turning a patient in bed: verbal
31. Turning a patient in bed: one handler
32. Turning a patient in bed: two handlers
33. Inserting a roller slide sheet under a patient
34. Inserting two flat slide sheets under a patient: unravelling technique
35. Inserting two flat slide sheets under a patient: by rolling patient
36. Moving a semi-independent patient up the bed on a roller slide sheet
37. Moving a patient up the bed with a roller slide sheet
38. Moving a patient up the bed with two flat slide sheets
39. Turning a patient in bed with roller slide sheets
40. Turning a patient in bed with flat slide sheets
41. Moving a patient's legs into bed with a slide sheet Use of hoists and slings
42. Types of hoist
43. Types of sling
44. Insertion of sling into bed
45. Removal of sling from bed
46. Insertion of sling into chair
47. Removal of sling from chair
48. Insertion of sling into bed with slide sheets
49. Insertion of sling into chair with slide sheets
50. Hoisting from bed to chair with a mobile hoist
51. Hoisting from chair to bed with a mobile hoist
52. Hoisting from the floor with a mobile hoist
53. Using a standing hoist Lateral transfers
54. Lateral transfer from bed to bed/trolley
55. Transfer from chair to bed using a transfer board Other handling equipment
56. Assisting a patient to use a rota stand: one handler
57. Assisting a patient to use a rota-stand: two handlers
58. Use of standing and raising aids (non-mechanical)
59. Use of equipment for bariatric patients
60 Kneeling and working at floor level
Case studies
Case study 1: Assessing a bariatric patient
Case study 2: Managing leg ulcer dressings in the community (kneeling)
Index
