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Safe Patient and Resident Handling

Repositioning Made Simple

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Help protect your staff from lower-back injuries, while comforting your patients and residents. By providing you with the correct equipment for the task, Encompass can assist with reducing the cost and lost time due to staff injuries. Direct costs associated with occupational back injuries of health care providers average $37,000. Indirect costs associated with back injuries can range from $147,000 to $300,000. — "AORN"s Position Statement on Workplace Safety"
 
A total of 626,000 lost workdays due to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are reported to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, accounting for $1 of every $3 spent for workers' compensation in that year. - "Bureau of Labor Statistics Department of Labor OSHA Administration 29 CFR Part 1910"
 
Learn More about Key Criteria for Patient and Resident Repositioning

The PDQ® Slider Sheet Repositioner is a cost-effective, low friction taffeta positioner intended to allow caregivers to safely and easily perform patient and resident repositioning tasks with little physical strain.

The PDQ® Slider Sheet Breathable Repositioner

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The PDQ® Slider Sheet Repositioner was specifically designed to support the microclimate of patient/resident skin. It is constructed of two layers; a synthetic facing surface and a thin, breathable taffeta backing. The breathable backing and thin profile ensure that the device will not affect the pressure redistribution properties of therapeutic support mattresses as confirmed by pressure mapping study data conducted in early 2010. Consequently, the PDQ® Slider Sheet can remain under the patient/resident throughout their stay as long as needed without comprising skin integrity!
 
The PDQ® Knitted Bottom Sheet, a fitted bottom sheet modified with a low-friction panel down the center, can be used together with PDQ Slider Sheet. The Bottom Sheet should only be used when patients/residents have little or no mobility and require extensive or total assistance for repositioning in bed. Used individually or together, the two parts of the PDQ® System reduce the force required to turn or reposition bed-bound patients/residents.
 
The PDQ® Slider Sheet Repositioner is a cost-effective, low-friction taffeta positioner intended to allow caregivers to safely and easily perform patient and resident repositioning tasks with little physical strain.
 
CTA LINK TO PDF HC20713 

 

Interested in saving employee downtime due to injury?

Our Clinical Resource Team can help your facility identify opportunities to reduce staff injuries and in-service your team on the benefits to your patients and residents on the proper repositioning techniques. 

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