Patient Handling / Person Moving Course
Course Information
The aim of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills that are required to ensure safe and comfortable patient handling/ person moving for the care giver and the patient/ client.
Outline Syllabus:
• Manual Handling legislation
• Anatomy and Physiology of the back
• Common back injuries resulting from incorrect manual handling
• Biomechanics of manual handling
• Hazard identification & Risk assessment
• Principles of safe Patient Handling/ Person Moving
• Patient handling demonstration, practice and assessment (this may include the following and can be adapted to the individual or the Care setting requirements):
- Sitting patient up in bed
- Sitting patient to edge of bed
- Turning patient in bed
- Moving patient in bed using slide sheets
- Standing/ transferring patient from bed to chair
- Use of hoist
Participant Profile:
This course is a perfect match for you or your staff if the work requires or will potentially include the need for Patient handling or Person Moving. All staff who are engaged in these tasks on a day to day basis should have the ability to do this safely for their own, their clients and the employers benefit. During this course we will cover everything you need to know in order for you to gain Patient Handling Certification.
Terms & Conditions
- A full refund will be granted if a booking is cancelled within 24 hours of the booking.
- If a booking is cancelled after 24 hours there will be a 50% charge and 50% of the booking fee will be refunded.
- No refund will be granted if a booking is cancelled within 7 days of the course date.