Until now, carers who position patients for surgery have had to lift their patients with outstretched arms while the surgeon positioned them. But lifting a patient this way can cause a caregiver to injure themselves. The good news is that caregivers don’t need to use this ‘flip and catch’ method when positioning patients in theatres anymore.
The ProTurn® Glide Sheet’s forward-thinking design offers a new solution. Carers can now spread two split slide sheets over the support surface and attach these sheets to the ProTurn® Mat beneath. The split slide sheets allow the patient to settle into the space in the support and enable caregivers to manoeuvre the patient with ease and precision. Whether the caregiver is repositioning the patient in an upwards, downwards or side-to-side motion, prone positioning is now easier than ever before.
Once the surgery is complete, caregivers can also place the glide sheets under the ProTurn® sheet itself for final positioning and recovery. The slide sheets use specialist material to uphold patient comfort during both of these processes. After use, caregivers can simply remove the proning glide sheet for laundry.
