MOD 3 RAD 110- PATIENT TRANSFER TECHNIQUES

• APPLYING LAWS OF PHYSICS TO THE HUMAN BODY

• ALLOWS SAFE TRANSFER/ MOVEMENT OF BODY PARTS INTO POSITION

BODY MECHANICS

THE THREE LEADING CAUSES OF DISABILITY FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS

• SPRAIN

• STRAIN

• MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS

OVER HOW MANY EMPLOYEES ARE INJURED EACH YEAR

600,000

INJURIES ARE DECREASING DUE TO:

• TRAINING

• EQUIPMENT IMPROVEMENT

• POST-INJURY INVESTIGATION

• “CULTURE SAFETY”

TYPES OF TRANFERS:

• STRETCHER- TABLE

• WHEELCHAIR- STANDING

• WALKER- CHAIR

• A BRANCH OF PHYSICS, APPLIES NEWTONIAN MECHANICS TO BODIES AT REST AND IN MOTION

• PROVIDES SAFER WORK ENVIRONMENTS

BIOMECHANICS

THE FOUNDATION IN WHICH A BODY RESTS

BASE OF SUPPORT (BOS)

MORE STABLE/ LESS MOBILE

WIDE BOS

LESS STABLE/ MORE MOBILE

NARROW BOS

• HYPOTHETICAL POINT AT WHICH ALL MASS APPEARS TO BE CONCENTRATED

• LEVEL OF S2 (PELVIS)

• MIDDLE OF OUR BODY

• GRAVITY ACTS ON ENTIRE BODY FROM THAT SPECIFIC POINT

CENTER OF GRAVITY

WHEN THE COG IS OVER THE BOS THERE WILL BE MORE

STABILITY

WHEN THE COG IS BEYOND THE BOS THERE WILL BE MORE

INSTABILITY

WHICH BOS IS MORE MOBILE?

STANDING ON TIPTOES

FOUND IN THE EXTREMITIES AND DESIGNED FOR MOVEMENT

MOBILITY MUSCLES

MOBILITY MUSCLES HAVE LONG WHITE TENDONS CALLED

WHITE MUSCLES

EXAMPLES OF MOBILITY MUSCLES ARE

• BICEPS

• CALVES

• HAMSTRINGS

SUPPORT THE TORSO AND PROVIDE POSTURAL STABILITY

STABILITY MUSCLES S

STABILITY MUSCLES HAVE THICK RED MUSCLE BELLIES CALLED

RED MUSCLES

EXAMPLES OF STABILITY MUSCLES

• ABDOMINALS

• LATISSIMUS DORSI

• ERECTOR SPINAE

MUSCLES USED FOR LIFTING

WHITE MOBILITY MUSCLES

MUSCLES USED FOR SUPPORT

RED POSTURAL MUSCLES

A SUDDEN DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE BRAIN WHEN A PERSON STANDS TOO QUICKLY

ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION

ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION IS MORE SERIOUS FOR WHAT PATIENTS

• PATIENTS WEAKENED BY CONDITION

• PROLONGED TIME IN BED (INPATIENTS)

SYMPTOMS FOR ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION

• DIZZINESS

• SLURRED SPEECH

• FAINTING

• BLURRED VISION

PATIENTS WITH ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION HAVE

• WEAKENED BLOOD VESSELS

• COMPROMISED LYMPH VESSELS

• CIRCULATORY PROBLEMS

IN PATIENT INTERACTION, THE PATIENT MUST BE CALLED BY THEIR

LAST NAME

WITH WHEELCHAIR TRANSFER, HOW MANY DEGREES SHOULD THE WHEELCHAIR BE TO THE TABLE

45 DEGREES

TYPE OF TRANSFER FOR PATIENTS WHO CANT TRANSFER ALONE BUT CAN BEAR WEIGHT ON LEGS

ASSISTED STANDING PIVOT TRANSFER

IF THE PATIENT IS WEARING LOOSE-FITTED CLOTHING, WHAT SHOULD BE PUT AROUND THEIR WAIST

TRANSFER (GAIT) BELT

• FOR PATIENTS THAT ARE TOO HEAVY TO BE LIFTED MANUALLY

• TRAINING/ PRACTICE NEEDED BEFORE USING

• MULTIPLE STEPS REQUIRED

HYDRAULIC LIFT

WHEN SHOULD A RAD-TECH USE BODY MECHANICS

ALL DAY EVERYDAY

IN ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION, WHAT LEVELS IN THE BRAIN DROP

OXYGEN LEVELS

SLOWING OR SLURRING OF WORDS CAN INDICATE

DECREASED BLOOD FLOW TO BRAIN