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This training is aimed at nurses, healthcare assistants, SNA’s and any person who wants to learn safe patient moving and handling
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• The Law and its Application to the Manual Handling Environment
• Musculoskeletal System
• Biomechanics and Mechanism of Injury
• Flexibility
• Ergonomics and Risk Assessment
• Basic Principles of Lifting
• Log Roll
• Sitting Patient up in Bed
• Turning patient in bed using sliding sheets
• Moving patient up the bed using sliding sheets
• Standing patient
• Transferring patient from bed to chair
• The falling patient
• Correct use of hoist / slings
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Continuous assessment throughout the course. Students receive an EFAST Certificate on completion, that allows healthcare professionals to demonstrate their competence in safe patient handling techniques and may be required by some healthcare organizations. The certificate is valid for 3 years