Lift and Carry a Seated Patient © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC

Lift and Carry a Seated Patient Number of Patient Attendants Deploy the HILT Roll the Ends of the HILT Position the HILT Rock Patient from Side-to-Side Help Balance Patient Grasp Handles Proper Lifting Mechanics Lift in Unison and Carry These topics regarding “Lift and Carry a Seated Patient” will be discussed during this presentation. © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC

Number of Patient Attendants At least three Up to five At least three patient attendants are needed for this move. As many as five may be used. Regardless of how many attendants are used, at least one attendant should be positioned in front of the patient during the move to help balance the patient within the HILT. © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC

Deploy the HILT Deploy the HILT with the label up Deploy the HILT with the label UP to keep the handles DOWN. © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC

Roll the Ends of the HILT Determine how high to lift patient Roll the ends to the desired handles Determine how high to lift the patient based upon where the patient will need to be carried and delivered. Roll each end of the HILT toward its center until the desired handles are exposed. © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC

Position the HILT Slide HILT under patient’s legs With the HILT rolled at each end, slide it underneath the patient’s legs until the edge of the HILT touches the patient’s buttocks. © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC

Rock Patient from Side-to Side Rock the patient Slide the HILT into position One patient attendant should rock the patient from side-to-side, while the other two attendants work the HILT into position. The HILT is in position when the midpoint is just below the patient’s tailbone. © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC

Help Balance Patient Third patient attendant helps balance The third patient attendant that rocked the patient from side-to-side, should reposition to in front of the patient. Grasp the patient’s hands to help with balance during the lift and carry. © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC

Grasp Handles Determine how high to lift Use the appropriate handles Determine how high to lift the patient based upon where the patient will need to be carried and delivered. Use the appropriate “low”, “medium”, or “high” lift handles. © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC

Proper Lifting Mechanics Legs parallel with ground Back straighter Head up Arms straight Proper lifting mechanics help minimize the likelihood of injury. As much as possible, begin with legs parallel with the ground, maintain a straighter back, keep the head up, and maintain straighter arms. © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC

Lift in Unison and Carry Carry patient to desired location Use good communication and lift in unison. Carry the patient to the desired location. © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC © 2013 HILT – Human Injury-Limiting Tool, LLC