VANDER-LIFT II
TM
Transfer Procedures
Transfer from a Chair or Wheelchair
1) Make sure you understand which size sling and which method of connecting the sling to
the hanger bars is to be used to transfer the patient.
2)
Inspect the VANDER-LIFT II™ and sling to make sure they are undamaged
and in good working order.
3) Make sure there is enough room in the patient’s room to do the transfer. Move furniture
or other things that may be in the way. The required number of staff members must be
present.
4) Have the patient bend forward, helping as needed.
a) Some patients can pull themselves forward by holding onto chair or wheelchair arms,
by holding onto the edge of a sink, or by holding onto a raised side rail.
b) If a patient is stiff, or can’t help the staff member bend himself or herself forward,
additional staff may be needed to support the patient.
5) Place the sling behind the patient with the stabilizing handles on the outside of the sling
(facing away from the patient). Tuck the sling under the patient’s buttocks until the
bottom of the horseshoe area is over the patient’s coccyx. The center of the sling should
be over the patient’s spine with the head support at, or a few inches above, the top of
the patient’s head.
6) Lift one of the patient’s legs and pull the leg support under the leg, making sure not to
twist or fold the leg support.
7) Lay the leg support loops across the patient’s thigh.
8) Repeat the above steps for the patient’s other leg.
a) If the patient fits snuggly in the wheelchair, the sling can be placed under the patient
more easily if the staff members:
b) Help the patient to lean to one side.
c) On the side the patient is leaning away from, remove the wheelchair arm and pull
the leg support under the patient’s leg.
d) Replace the wheelchair arm
e) Help the patient to lean to the other side and repeat steps b – d.
9) Pull the shoulder loops to the side of the sling.
10)
Move the VANDER-LIFT II™ into position with the hanger bar assembly about 15 inches
in front of the patient’s chin. Open the base to its widest position.
11)
Connect the sling loops to the hanger bar hooks to transfer the patient in the desired
sitting, half-sitting or lying position and with the leg supports in the required position
(crossed loop or crossed leg support).
a) To transfer the patient in a sitting position, connect the closest shoulder loop to the
sling and the farthest leg loop from the sling to the hanger bar hooks.
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November 2017
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