Handling Belt
Designed to help with transferring your patients from one position to another, the Handling Belt removes the need to hold the individual's clothing or body which can sometimes restrict their movement or be uncomfortable. It features firm handholds to provide you with a secure, confident grip.
The main three transferring tasks this belt allows are:
1) Transfer from sitting to standing position;
2) Transfer from one place to another allowing a patient to be steadied whilst walking;
3) Used in conjunction with a slide sheet to provide a firm grip when sliding a patient back up the bed to a sitting position.
How to use this handling Belt
- Transferring from sitting to standing:
Place the belt around your patient's waist, clip the snap lock buckle into place and pull the webbing strap until firm. With two vertical handholds and two lateral handholds either one or two nurses or carers can take hold of the handloops, and using approved techniques, assist the patient from sitting to standing. Always ensure the patient can weight-bear. - For walking:
Place the belt around your patient's waist, as above, and take hold of the handloops to steady the patient whilst walking. Leaving the patient's arms free to hold a stick or frame, it does not restrict the their movement. Please note, the handling belt is not designed to take a patient's weight but only to give grip and control for the nurse or carer during a transfer. - Transferring up a bed:
Place the Handling Belt around the patient's waist (as in the first point above) with padded area to the front, and takes hold of the handloops to assist your patient back up the bed, whilst seated on the slide sheet.
IMPORTANT: All patient moving and handling tasks should be carried out in accordance with approved patient handling techniques and follow a full assessment of the patient and the environment in which the operation is to take place.
Features
- Prevents the need to hold a patient's clothes or body
- Comfortable and padded
- Use in a variety of transferring situations
- Features firm handholds
Product Specification
- Height: 61mm
- Length: 796mm
- Width: 93mm
- Product weight: 144g
- Additional dimensions:
Plastic buckle
Polyester outer cover
Polyester wadding / foam padding
Webbing belt and handloops
To fit waist: 510mm - 1140mm (20" - 45")
Wash at 71°C if required – otherwise wash at 40°C standard coloured wash cycle
Do not tumble dry
Regularly check for signs of wear and do not use if there is any sign of deterioration