Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
How would a nurse perform a wheelchair transfer using a mechanical lift?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Depends on the lift: Lifts can be manual/hydraulic or electric and are used by sliding a sling under the patient to the right position (as recommended by the manufacturer) and attaching a series of loops to the hooks on the lift. Each device has specific manufacturer recommended instructions that should be followed carefully to avoid injuries.
Answered 2/27/2013
5.3k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
How is Achilles tendon transfer performed. How long is the recovery?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
For excess rolls of back fat how common is it for plastic surgeons to perform a back lift?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I have two bulging disks, annual tear, siatica all in my lower back. Im a nurse have to lift patients everyday. Is that going to aggravate the tear?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
What can happen to a frail person during a wheelchair transfer?
If I have a spinal cord injury, what wheelchair transfer techniques are available?
I was in the hospital and had several scrapes from a motorcycle crash, was wondering about my chances of getting HIV as some of the nurses touched my scrapes without gloves and I touched a wheelchair with those scrapes?
Is it safe to have a nurse perform a laser procedure?
Could an unlicensed practical nurse be allowed to perform blood sugar test?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
