Transfers Part III Flashcards
When would we use a dependent squat pivot transfer?
To quickly move a patient with paraplegia, tetraplegia, hemiplegia, etc. between surfaces
What type of environment can we do a dependent squat pivot transfer in?
Tight spaces, home, ICU, hospital, SNF, or inpatient rehab
Why would we use a dependent squat pivot over other transfers?
Time - faster than lift transfers
WB -to get weight through limbs
Space - if a lift doesn’t fit
When would we use a dependent two person squat pivot?
To quickly move a patient with paraplegia, tertraplegia, hemiplegia, etc. between surfaces and when someone else is available
** or if unsafe with just one person
What type of environment would we use a dependent two person squat pivot in?
tighter spaces
Where would we use a full body slide board transfer?
- ICU or cardiopulmonary complications
- Intact sensation/skin ( w cardiac chair)
What type of environment do we use a full body slide board transfer in?
ICU, ED, Step down units
When would we use a full body slide board transfer?
When you need to get a patient to another bed or cardiac chair / lift table
What is a hovermatt?
An air mattress that inflates to off-weight, slide air mattress laterally to other surface
When would we use a hovermatt transfer?
One bed to another or onto a tile table/ cardiac chair
What type of patient can we use a hovermatt for?
- harder to transfer, skin integrity issues
- larger body habitus
- pts with skin integrity issues
What type of environment can we use a hovermatt transfer in?
ICU, ED, Step down units
Why would we use a hovermatt transfer over other transfers?
- best for bariatric patients
-safe - least likelihood of skin breakdown
When would we use a Sabina lift transfer?
to get a patient from a seated surface to another seated surface safely
What type of patient would we use a Sabina lift transfer on?
Patient with weak LE
