Supine and dependent patients can benefit from patient lateral transfer devices, which are ideal for transfers and repositioning.

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Supine and dependent patients can benefit from patient lateral transfer devices, which are ideal for transfers and repositioning.

A lateral transfer is shifting a patient from surface to surface, such as bed to hospital cart, bed to bed, and others. This shifting of patients was carried out by staff members which creates a risk of injury to the healthcare workers’ shoulders and lower back.

In the recent years, the demand for patient lateral transferdevices has increased due to rising incidence of musculoskeletal disorders suchas lower back pain (LBP) in healthcare workers. Lateral transfer device is a motorizedmechanical lifting device that turns the bed sheet into a kind of sling toperform lateral patient transfers. These friction-reducing devices are acost-effective solution to the load of lateral patient transfers and should befavorably considered when purchasing patient-handling technologies. Patientlateral transfer devices help caregivers or healthcare workers when there is alimited mobility and the patient needs to be transferred more easily from abed, wheelchair, car, bathtub, or toilet.

Patient lateral transfer devicesare used for individuals with physical disabilities that make it difficult towalk. These individuals use mobility equipment such as rollators, canes,walkers, or wheelchairs to move from point A to point B. These devices allowthem to go through everyday activities with ease. Some people with thesedisabilities live in a world of isolation because they are unable to livenormally on their own. Lately, they have been able to receive the benefits oftechnology by obtaining mobile aids such as wheelchair lifts or scooters. Mostcaregivers dealing with physically challenged individuals find themselves in asituation where one of their patient's needs help.

The elderly often require assistance walking to therestroom, aging individuals often experience problems maintaining balance orwalking without their aid, those suffering from conditions such as arthritismay require the assistance of a caregiver handling patients on a regular basis.Other conditions, such as head injuries, spinal cord injuries, and neurologicalconditions, pose other hazards to the safe performance of the caregiver'stasks. Mobile aids such as patient lateral transfer devices provide an extralevel of safety. As technology continues to improve, portable, affordable, andcost-effective solutions are being introduced to address these concerns.