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What are the four steps to safely lift a patient?
Check out these safe lifting and handling tips, recommended by the Health and Safety Executive.
- Think before you lift.
- Keep the load close to the waist.
- Adopt a stable position.
- Ensure a good hold on the load.
- Do not bend your back when lifting.
- Do not bend the back any further while lifting.
- Do not twist when you lift.
How do you move and handle someone correctly?
If you’ve assessed the situation and have decided to move the person, make sure you:
- never lift above shoulder height.
- keep your feet stable.
- have a firm hold.
- keep any weight close to your body.
- keep your back straight and bend your knees.
- lift as smoothly as possible.
What are 6 important steps to remember when lifting an object?
Safety in Manual Material Handling
- Step-1: Position the feet.
- Step-2: Straight back and bend knees.
- Step-3: Load close the body.
- Step-4: Correct Grasp.
- Step-5: Tuck your Chin In.
- Steps-6: Keep body weight directly over feet and lift with legs.
How do you lift someone heavier than you?
Crouch low and grab the patient’s ankles. Lean back and pull the victim to safety. Leaning back uses your own body weight as leverage, allowing you to drag someone much heavier than yourself. To reduce the risk of self-injury, do not extend your arms more than 15–20 inches (38–51cm).
How do you pick up heavy people off the floor?
Roll the senior onto their side, help them into a kneeling position. Have them brace their hands on the chair in front of them. Help them put a single leg up toward the chair, as if doing knee lunges. Reposition the other chair behind them until they can achieve a sitting position.
How do you lift properly at work?
Get as close to the load as possible. Try to keep your elbows and arms close to your body. Keep your back straight during the lift by tightening the stomach muscles, bending at the knees, keeping the load close and centered in front of you, and looking up and ahead. Get a good handhold and do not twist while lifting.
What are the proper guidelines for carrying objects?
Keep the arms and elbows close to the body while lifting. Carry the load close to the body. Don’t twist your body while carrying the load….POINTS TO EMPHASIZE:
- Bend to lift an object – don’t stoop.
- Keep your back straight by tucking in your chin.
- Lift with the strong leg muscles, not the weaker back muscles.
What’s the easiest way to carry someone?
Kneel at the top of her head, and place both arms under her armpits. Grasp her back and stand by pushing with your legs, keeping both your backs as straight as possible. Once the victim is in a standing position, you can follow the instructions under “carrying a friend.”
How do you drag someone unconscious?
Put your back against the chest. Holding a wrist in each hand, bend your knees and pull up until the person’s armpits are over your shoulders. Draw the arms down and in close to your body to keep them in place. “Lean forward slightly in the direction of travel, and then move,” Lethgo says.