Patient Moving & Handling is vital for people working in the healthcare sector. This course will provide you with the knowledge skills and right attitude to safely perform patient handling and moving tasks.
Course contents:
Legislation
Anatomy
& Back care
Common
back injuries
Biomechanics
of Manual Handling
Manual
Handling Risk Assessment
Back
care in everyday life
Fitness
& Exercise Risk Assessment
Principles
of safe patient handling
Sitting patients up
Turning
a patient
Assisted
Walking
Assisting
a patient who has fallen
Use of
hoists
Sliding
sheets
Use of
wheelchairs
Using
Banana boards
Patient
transfer
Upon successful completion of the 6 hours training, the participant is awarded with a certificate that is valid for 2 years.