Application of the sling when the patient is sitting in a wheelchair/chair or in bed:
1. Hold the sling in one hand and place your other
hand in the pocket at the lower edge of the sling.
This is easier if the patient leans forward or can
be helped to lean forward slightly. Guide the sling
down behind the patient’s back, by sliding it along
the back of the chair/wheelchair or along the bed,
ideally, to the tailbone. The mid-section of the sling
should follow the patient’s spine.
2. Take care to guide the sling down to the patient’s
hips. Do this by pushing the sling into the space in
the back corners of the wheelchair seat.
3. Then, work the leg sections out along the outside
of the patient’s thighs. Sit facing the patient and pull
the lower edge of the leg support, so that the sling
slides into place around the hips. Light pressure
against the patient’s knees prevents him/her from
sliding forward in the chair.
4. After checking to ensure that the leg supports
are of equal length on both sides, place them under
the patient’s thighs. Usually, the leg supports are
crossed before they are hooked to the slingbar.
Start raising the slingbar, and then stop to ensure
that everything is as it should be before lifting the
patient from the underlying surface.
Removal of the sling when the patient is sitting:
1. Fold the leg support and allow it to slide
under itself when you pull it out at the outside
of the thigh.
2. Then, pull the sling up behind the patient’s
back.
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