Tecnimoem Powerlift 150 Manual De Usuario página 32

POWERLIFT 150/135 Mini/175 User manual
BEFORE MOVING A PATIENT
Consider individual hazards, including:
• Risk of crushing/squeezing.
• Potential falls.
• Disturbed patients.
• Patients with learning difficulties.
• Small children and pregnant women.
• Persons without the mental capacity to recognise unsafe behaviour.
• Unauthorised persons.
Anybody who is authorised to use the hoist must be able to do so in a safe and
controlled way.
Due to the continuous, smooth lifting action of the moving parts, there is risk
of entrapment. When operating these parts, the user and/or the carer must make
sure that there are no body parts in the areas where they may become trapped.
2.2. Identifying risk patients
The following recommendations are aimed at care personnel to help reduce the
specific risks that may affect certain patients. These hazards are listed in a number
of reports drawn up by national government agencies with recommendations to
reduce them.
It is recommended to establish a patient admission procedure that enables iden-
tifying risk profiles and applying measures suited to the health condition and be-
haviour of such patients. Risk profiles include:
• Elderly and/or disabled patients.
• Patients with dementia, mental illness, hydrocephaly or disorientation.
• Agitated and/or aggressive patients.
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