Transferring a patient from a bed to a chair or a stretcher can be a challenge as you will need to support them properly to move them.
Transferring patient from bed to chair video.
Types of hospital transfers include bed to stretcher bed to wheelchair wheelchair to chair and wheelchair to toilet and vice versa.
If using wheelchair line it with a blanket or sheet and arrange pillows on the seat and against the back.
If the patient starts to fall during the transfer lower the person to the nearest flat surface bed chair or floor.
3 7 patient transfers transfers are defined as moving a patient from one flat surface to another such as from a bed to a stretcher perry et al 2014.
Place pillow on the seat of the chair.
Put the foot rest up and lock the wheels.
Place the chair conveniently at night angles to the bed back of chair parallel to the foot of the bed and facing the head of bed.
At the same time ask the patient to reach for the wheelchair armrest.
As a caretaker you will need to transfer your patients correctly so they are not at.