How to fit from a seated position:-
Place the sling behind the patient ensuring that all handles and labels are on the outside and visible. Feed the sling
down behind the patient (using the courtesy pocket if available) to position the sling at the base of the spine. The
sling should now lie square across the patient's shoulders.
Raise each leg individually and gradually feed the leg straps under each leg, ensuring no fabric twists are evident and
follow the relevant pictured fitting instructions for either long or short loop style sling contained in this instruction
sheet. By carrying out this arrangement, you are ensuring comfort and safety for the patient during the lifting
process. The front of the sling legs should be about 2 inches behind the knee. If you find that you cannot achieve
these positions then a different size sling may need to be considered.
With the sling now in place, attach desired loops to the hooks or clips to the studs on the spreader bar, to replicate
the sitting position that the patient is in whilst seated. The straps should be positioned accordingly, subsequently the
tension on all straps should take at the same time. This is the carer/clinicians ultimate responsibility.
Make sure that the loops or clips selected are the same on each side of the sling and ensure that they are still
securely attached before lifting the patient
. The patient can now be lifted as required. To remove the sling, carry out
the fitting procedure in reverse.
Important:
Always peel the sling away gently from the patient as to minimise skin
shear and friction forces.
Long loop leg webbing fitting methods
Please follow the ‘how to fit from seated or laying position’ instructions then refer to this section for the leg fitting.
The procedure below of how to fit a long loop style sling by fitting the leg sections appropriately is as follows.
Feed both leg section under the patient as in the pictures (and text) as required below.
Pass one of the leg webbings through the modesty loop (small yellow loop) on the other leg as in picture 2 and
attach all four leg webbing and the shoulder webbings to the spreader bar, as in the final fitting as in picture 4.
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