Prerequisites

What's Involved
Participants who have completed this course will be able to, Recognise a load, which is too heavy or awkward. Understand the limitations of the spine and muscular system Lift and handle loads safely (both inanimate and animate)

Syllabus

Theory:

• The law and its application to the manual handling environment
• Muscular-skeletal system
• Biomechanics and mechanism of injury
• Flexibility
• Ergonomics and risk assessment
• Basic principles of lifting
• Use of hoists

Practical Application:

• Inanimate Lifting
• Patient Moving & Handling

Including

• Log rolling
• Sitting patient up in bed
• Turning patient in bed using sliding sheets
• Moving patient up the bed using sliding sheets
• Sitting Patient to edge of bed
• Standing patient
• Transferring patient from bed to chair
• The falling patient
• Correct use of hoist slings