Proceedings of the European Wound Management Association | Arjo Clinical consultancy. Assessment and consultation services to help healthcare facilities improve clinical outcomes. Based on international best practices.

Reduced mobility is a significant risk factor for pressure injury development, international guidelines emphasise the need for regular turning and repositioning of patients to help prevent skin damage¹. While a pressure redistribution mattress may enable the repositioning regimen to be individualised, regular postural change is still important but not without risk to the patient or caregiver.

Citadel Patient Care System, built upon a universal platform and designed to transition from a non-integrated to an integrated system, provides flexible patient care for hospitals that demand safety, security and efficiency from their medical bed frames and therapeutic mattresses.

Maxi Move floor lift is designed to enable a single caregiver to manage demanding everyday patient or resident transfer and repositioning tasks. It is a versatile solution that can be adapted using a variety of spreader bars to accommodate patient transfer needs.

Promoting mobility among patients and residents in care facilities is critical for healthy daily lives.

The Clip bathing in situ sling - unpadded legs is suitable for bathing and showering activities as the mesh material allows water to pass easily through the sling.

The Clip sling - unpadded legs is suitable for everyday patient handling activities, such as bed and chair-related transfers.

The Clip sling-padded legs is used for a range of everyday patient handling activities, such as bed and chair-related transfers. It has additional padding around the leg pieces to provide extra comfort.

The Clip bathing sling - padded legs is suitable for bathing and showering as the mesh material allows water to pass easily through the sling. It has additional padding around the legs area to provide extra comfort.

The open design of Maxi Twin can enhance safe working practices for caregivers when transferring dependent patients or residents.

When designing a care environment, people – in this case residents in long-term care settings and patients in acute care settings, as well as the caregivers – should be at the centre of the entire process. This focus is essential to achieve an attractive and efficient environment that stands the test of time.

There are different types of power assisted transport technologies used with hospital beds that help caregivers reduce effort in transporting patients throughout the facility.

The Clip sling-padded legs and extended legs is used for a range of everyday patient handling activities, such as bed and chair-related transfers. It has additional padding around the leg pieces to provide extra comfort. The extended leg sling is suitable when a larger circumference is needed to reach around the thighs.

The Clip bathing sling - unpadded and extended legs is suitable for bathing and showering as the mesh material allows water to pass easily through the sling. The extended leg sling has been designed to create a longer reach around the thighs if needed.

The Clip comfort sling - padded legs is suitable for everyday patient handling activities, such as bed and chair-related transfers. It offers additional comfort throughout the sling, with additional padding for the legs and has no binding in the body of the sling.

The Clip toilet sling - padded legs is a special-purpose design intended for toileting, dressing and undressing patients/residents.