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

settings and are often high risk activities for both caregivers and patients. Risk of patient and staff injury has led to the development of global Safe Patient Handling programmes.

available and built directly into the bed, so only one thing changes in a caregiver’s day: the amount of work required to move the bed.

available and built directly into the bed, so only one thing changes in a caregiver’s day: the amount of work required to move the bed.

different settings requires a robust process, where care and treatment can be delivered without the risk of infection due to poor hygiene standards.

From risk assessment to ensuring the appropriate intervention, time is a crucial factor in pressure injury prevention.

Transporting patients on hospital beds is an ergonomically high risk activity for caregivers. However, the use of powered assisted beds can have a positive impact on their work lives. Read an extract from 'A case for powered bed transport' whitepaper below

experience to stay safe and support our customers “outside the box”. Part of our Covid-19 reports from Arjo field service teams around the world. From Canada, six field service technicians share how they drew from past experience to stay safe

managing microclimate can provide an environment conducive to injury prevention and tissue repair. As such the guidelines recommend the need for additional features such as the ability to control moisture and temperature when selecting a support

performance of an Alternating Pressure surface. When assessing the performance of an active alternating surface, the aim is to achieve lower pressures, for longer times. In independent third party tests, AtmosAir Velaris demonstrated full pressure

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

Bijlefeld and Lucien de Kreek share their experiences of the pandemic in the Netherlands, and what they believe was key to rising above its challenges. Part of our Covid-19 stories from Arjo field service teams around the world. Service director ... Bijlefeld and Lucien de Kreek share their experiences of the pandemic in the Netherlands, and what they believe was key to rising above its challenges.

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide but research suggests that it can be preventable through evidence-based prevention strategies. Learn more about mechanical prophylaxis and Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) with our downloadable summary below.