The Accessible Home Journal Vol. 3 Issue 12 December 2009
TOO HEAVY TO LIFT?
Hey, we know that caregivers are injured every day trying to move people when they shouldn’t. Who can fault a caregiver that is just trying to be helpful? However, the possibility of an injury from a single lift or an accumulation of lifts over a period of time can be serious. It is a continuing problem that needs to be fixed.
But how about the patient that is just too big to move? How about a patient that weighs 300 pounds, 600 pounds, or even 1000 pounds? They need to be taken care of too.
The ceiling lift pictured to the left has a safe lifting capacity of 1000 pounds. And, just like any other overhead lift can be used to lift and move a patient with very little effort.
Bariatric lifts like this one can be mounted on a fixed track as shown or they can be
mounted on a portable track that can be moved from room to room.
To the right is one simple possibility. The lift is mounted on a fixed ceiling track represented by the blue line and can be used to lift and move a patient from bed to wheelchair and back again. The best part is that the chance of injury to either the patient or the caregiver is at a minimum.
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It is the purpose of ASI to enhance the quality of life for people that may have a debilitating disease, suffer accident trauma, or be frail do to age. Our mission is for everyone to enjoy their home for a lifetime.
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