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Intended Use
7KH Paediatric Sling is a product intended for assisted
transfer of paediatric patients/residents with limited
ability to move and require full body support during
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by appropriately trained caregivers with adequate
knowledge of the care environment, and in accordance
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Paediatric Sling is intended to be used in hospital
environments, nursing homes, other healthcare
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Patient/Resident Assessment
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patient/resident according to the following criteria
prior to use:
• Patient/resident sits in wheelchair
• Has no capacity to support herself/himself at all
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weight, not even partially
• Dependent on caregiver in most situations
• Physically demanding for caregiver
• Stimulation of remaining abilities is very important
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• Physically demanding for caregiver
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proper assessment of each patient/resident’s size,
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Expected Service Life
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make sure that the sling does not show signs of
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any doubts about sling safety, as a precaution and to
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