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Patient Transport & Safe Handling Course

Patient Transport & Safe Handling Course
4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country

What will I learn?

This course imparts practical, step-by-step skills for safely moving and monitoring patients, from initial assessment to final handover. Key areas include body mechanics, ergonomic equipment, stretcher and wheelchair handling, transfers for spinal and hip fractures, safe driving practices, patient monitoring, infection control measures, legal and ethical considerations, and strategies for incident prevention, all aimed at protecting patients while minimising personal injury risks.

Elevify advantages

Develop skills

  • Safe patient lifting: apply ergonomic body mechanics to prevent staff injuries.
  • Professional transfers: use stretchers, boards, and belts for secure patient moves.
  • In-ambulance safety: secure patients, gear, and monitor comfort during transport.
  • Rapid risk checks: assess falls, pain, airway, and environment before every move.
  • Incident-ready practice: prevent errors, manage events, and document handovers.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

What our students say

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