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PART 2 - User manual
OPERATION
Handling patients with a VENDLET V5 or VENDLET V5+ system enables care takers to
work on a one-to-one basis: one hand is used to operate the hand control and the
other hand is free to guide the arms and legs of the patient. In order to improve the
safety and well-being of the patient, we recommend that you place the hand holding
the hand control on the shoulder of the patient or similar.
You should always use the resources of the patient. For example, if the patient can
move his/her arm to the side, he or she should do so. You should also consider letting
the patient operate the hand control and thereby involve him/her in the process if
this is feasible.
How to use VENDLET V5 and VENDLET V5+
Turning
The VENDLET V5 and VENDLET V5+ may be used to turning patients. Follow this
procedure to move a patient from a supine position to lying on his/her right side:
1. Double-click the
button to activate the VENDLET V5 or VENDLET V5+.
2. Press the
button to raise the blue bar.
3. Press the
button to tighten the turning sheet on the blue bar.
4. Place the left arm of the patient on his/her stomach or chest the moment before
he/she starts turning.
5. Immediately after this, guide the right arm of the patient to the side.
6. Then shift the left leg in parallel above the right leg.
7. The patient now lies on his/her right side.
The red bar does not necessarily have to be raised. But if this makes the patient or the
care giver feel more safe, the red bar could be raised during the process.
Moving patients with the VENDLET V5 or VENDLET V5+ is ideally suited for dressing
and access to care tasks and hygiene, applying a sling, and repositioning.