NOVACARE 960800, Instructions For Use Manual

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13.2 Attachment of harness in lying position:
Place yourself in front of the bed and set the height of the bed at a level that will
protect your back. Turn the patient to face you
(A) . Support the patient with your
body so that he can not fall out of the bed.
Place the Highsupport Sling flat on the mattress with the label side down. Position the
long edge of the harness just beneath the patient. The point where it divides should
be at the level of the patient‘s coccyx
(B) .
Now grasp the top and bottom edges of the harness and wrap these around the
patient
(C) . Ensure that there are no folds in the harness. Roll the patient onto his
back. Now pull the harness out, one side at a time, from the lower end (the leg
loops).
Bring the leg loops inwards underneath the patient‘s upper thigh
(D)
.
Ensure that they are at right-angles to the upper thigh (E) .
Attach the loops to the hooks of the lifting bar in the
following order: 1. head loops
2. leg loops
(F)
Ensure that the colour-coded loops and
hooks match up.
Attention: Depending on the size of the harness, it may be
necessary to support the patient‘s head while lifting from a
lying position, in order to avoid over-stretching the neck
(G)
.
Alternatively, the head section of the bed can be raised to
bring the patient into a sitting position before starting to lift. When lifting the patient
from the ground, proceed in exactly the same way. Set the trolley on the hoist to its
extended position and position the hoist at the patient‘s head. Take care not to injure
the patient.
A
B C D
E F
G