DOMA031EN v1_06-2014– Radio-transparent stretchers user manual
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Supporting a lying patient
The patient lies on a bed, stretcher, shower trolley ... and must be transferred to another
medium
Depending on the patient's condition and if he/she can be put in lateral recumbency, it is
also possible to lateralize with a hospital sheet following good practices of gestures and
postures.
1- If the lateralization is possible (a medical advice is mandatory) lateralize the patient:
position a patient's leg above the other, the corresponding arm over the other arm, then
rotate him/her.
2- Slide the two half-stretcher under the patient, one after the other and lock the two parts
together.
To facilitate the transfer phase, the first caregiver maintains the patient supine while the
other slips the half-stretcher under him/her.
3- Lay the patient on his back and have a pillow under his head for a better comfort.
The patient is ready to be transferred.