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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 Patient Transport and Safe Handling Course provides hands-on, step-by-step techniques for safely moving and monitoring patients, from initial assessment through to handover. You'll gain knowledge in 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 to prevent incidents, ensuring patient safety while minimising your risk of injury.

Elevify advantages

Develop skills

  • Safe patient lifting: utilise ergonomic body mechanics to avoid injuries to staff.
  • Professional patient transfers: employ stretchers, boards, and belts for secure movements.
  • In-ambulance safety: properly secure patients and equipment while monitoring comfort en route.
  • Rapid risk assessments: evaluate falls, pain, airway, and surroundings prior to any transfer.
  • Incident preparedness: avoid mistakes, handle occurrences effectively, and record handovers accurately.

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

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