Dear Lisa,
I have done this twice with heavy severely disabled adults. The slings were
made of a very soft almost silky material (albeit strong). There were no
problems and staff were happier. Obviously success will depend on the type
of sling and the skin integrity of the patient. Good luck with the "try it
and see" method.
Lynda (Australia)
>From: "Lisa Woolley" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: hoist slings
>Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:21:19 GMT
>
>I am a Paediatric Physiotherapist who works in a special school. With
>everyone now becoming aware of manual handling and risk assessment, the
>staff at the school have decided to leave the children(severly disabled),
>sitting on their hoist slings in their wheelchairs allday to prevent them
>having to keep taking the sling on and off each time they need to be
>hoisted.
>
>Does anyone have an opinion on this practise or any hard evidence for or
>against it.
>
>Much obliged,
>
>Lisa
>
>
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