FlexibleSling with divided leg supports,
Application of the sling when the patient is sitting in a wheelchair/chair or in bed
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4. After checking to ensure that the leg supports are of equal length on both sides, place them under the patient's thighs.
Cross the leg supports and hook them to the slingbar. Start raising the lift, when the straps become taut, stop and check
that everything is ok before proceeding with the lift.
Removal of the sling when the patient is sitting
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Application of the sling when the patient is lying in bed, on a stretcher or on the floor
3. Turn the patient back onto the sling and pull out the head support, back section and leg support.
4. Cross the leg supports and hook them to the slingbar. Start raising the lift.
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1. Hold the sling in one hand and grasp the lower edge of the
sling with your other hand. 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.
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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. Face 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
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from sliding forward in the chair.
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.
1. Turn the patient towards you. Place the sling so that
the product label is facing the underlying surface and the
sling's mid-section follows the spine. The upper edge of
the sling should be high enough so that the sling supports
the head and the lower edge is level with the tailbone.
Place the sling as far in under the patient as possible.
Push the back-section loop under, so that you can reach
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it once you have turned the patient back onto the sling.
2. To reduce the number of application steps, you can
fold the back section up against the patient's back and
place the leg supports between the patient's knees when
he/she is turned towards you, and then pull them forward
when the patient is lying on the sling. Stop and check that
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everything is ok before proceeding with the lift.
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