in devices that assist with patient handling and movement. Ms.
Boynton says items such as metal roller boards are becoming relics.
They not only could pinch and tear patients' skin, but they're so heavy
that surgical technicians and nurses faced injuries moving them into
position at the bedside. Soft foam roll boards have been around for a
while and are a much better alternative.
Air-assisted lateral transfer devices are a great improvement in
patient handling technology. Rather than requiring at least four people
to pull a patient from stretcher to bed, the inflatable mattresses hover
a patient on a small cushion of air to make transfers much easier.
Even a heavy patient can be moved by one or two people with mini-
mal effort.
The addition of highly adjustable surgical tables and a wide variety
of versatile table
attachments has also
helped to reduce OR
staff injuries, says Ms.
Boynton, because a
member of the OR
team no longer has to
hold a patient of sig-
nificant weight in
place in an awkward
position for an
extended period of
time, while also
remaining completely
still so surgeons can
work unimpeded.
Finally, the value of
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