Manual Handling Case Study 13 Patient in Plaster
On Screen Text: Patient non weight bearing in plaster
Patient wearing long leg plaster is moved from bed to wheelchair
Scene 1:
The scene begins showing a patient in a bed. The patient is lying flat on the bed and has a full leg plaster in bed. A carer then arrives into the scene pushing a wheelchair, the wheelchair is positioned beside the bed. The carer then moves to the side of the bed, and assists the patient to use crutches to move out of the bed and to stand upright onto the floor. The patient then hobbles with the crutches a few steps and is guided by the carer into position to allow the patient to sit into the wheelchair.
On Screen Text:
Need to carry out a risk assessment of this task:
- Look at how the task is carried out
- Collect information: task, load, patient’s needs and mobility etc.
- Identify risk factors with the job
- Make changes to reduce the risk
On Screen Text:
Risk Factors/Problems:
Scene 2:
Still image of character moving from bed to wheelchair. Ticks show the following risk factors:
- Sudden movement of the individual
- Unwieldy or difficult to grasp
Potential of Other Risk Factors:
- Individual weight outside guidelines
- Bending and twisting of trunk
- Physical effort too strenuous
On Screen Text:
The new system of work
Scene 3:
The scene starts by showing the patient lying in the bed with a full leg plaster. A carer then arrives into the scene pushing a wheelchair, the wheelchair is positioned beside the bed. The carer lowers the bed automatically, and places a banana board into position, under the patient to allow the patient to slide from the bed onto the wheelchair without the need for the patient to stand upright on the floor.
On Screen Text:
Manual Handling: Assess to avoid, reduce or reorganise
