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Putting back onto a chair
1.
Make sure the patient is sitting as upright as
possible in the sling when lowering him / her
onto a chair. You can use the repositioning loops
on the outside of the sling for this, if fitted
(see Illustration 15).
2.
When returning to a chair, make sure the lift legs
are positioned around the legs/wheels of the
chair. To position the resident over the chair, use
the lift handles, do NOT pull the sling. The
resident suspended in sling should always remain
in the centre of gravity. Use the hand control to
lower the resident. (see bottom Illustration 15)
3.
Make sure the patient is fully supported by the
chair after lowering.
Lifting from a bed
WARNING
Before lifting a patient from a bed, make
sure there is sufficient room under the bed
for the
Minstrel
's chassis legs.
1.
Raise the bed's first guard rail. Roll the patient
away from you and place the sling, folded
double, behind his / her back. Place the sling so
that when the patient is rolled back, the middle of
his / her back is on the fold. Check that the seat
portion of the sling is at the height of the patient's
coccyx and that the sling's head support is under
the patient's head (see Illustration 16).
2.
Now turn the patient onto his / her other side, until
the folded part of the sling can be pulled under
him / her. This should result in the patient lying in
the middle of the sling (see Illustration 17).
You can also sit the patient up and then put him / her
in the sling. See “Lifting from a chair”.
3.
Approach the bed with the
Minstrel
so that the
spreader bar is at the height of the patient's chest.
Turn the spreader bar so that its open part is
towards the patient's head (see Illustration 18).
4.
Make sure the lift is positioned perpendicular to
the bed. (see Illustration 19)
5.
Use the remote control to lower the spreader bar
until the shoulder attachment loops can be
attached to the hooks nearest the patient's head
(see Illustration 20). Use the loops that best
match the patient's build. Make sure the left and
right shoulder loops are of the same colour.
6.
Slide the sling's leg flaps under the patient's upper
legs and attach the loops on both of them
crosswise to the spreader bar. This means that the
loops are attached to the opposite hooks. When
attaching crosswise, pass one loop through the
other. Use the loops that best match the patient's
build (see Illustrations 21 & 22). Make sure the
left and right leg loops are of the same colour.
Illustration 15
Illustration 16
Illustration 18
Illustration 19
Illustration 20
Using your Minstrel & slings
illustration 17
