Management Manual Case Study 13 Patient Fall

On screen text: Patient Handling: Carers patient to fall in the limited space attempting to lift a patient who fell into a hospital bathroom Scene 1: The scene opens with a patient in a confined bathroom. He is sitting on the toilet, there is a handle on the wall and grabs the handle, but no. Falls to the floor. There is a slight delay before a crew runs into the room, immediately followed by another assistant. Both tend, one on either side of the patient andattempt to lift him up with their hands. OnScreen Text: Need to carry out a risk assessment of this task: Look at how the job is carried out Collect information: task, load, patient's needs and mobility etc. Identify risk factors with the job Make changes to improve the job On Screen Text: Risk Factors/Problems: Scene 2: Still image of patient lying on floor with two carers attempting to lift the patient (from scene 1). Large Red "X" marks indicate the risk factors with the job: Individual's outside of the body weight guidelines in an unstable position is too strenuous physical exertion sudden movement of the environmental burden prevents the handling of cargo with a good posture of patients treated at a distance from the trunk environment / space is limited do not raise enough space to coordinate screen of text: The new system of work: risk assessment to reduce and reorganize the manual handling Scene 3: The two attendants put two sheets slide under the patient. 4-5feet pull the patient to a hoist. They lift the...