Hospital Stretcher-Bearer Course
This course equips participants with essential skills for safe and efficient patient transport in hospital settings, emphasizing injury prevention, equipment handling, communication, and emergency response to ensure dignified care.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Hospital Stretcher-bearer Course builds strong skills in safe patient transport, from accurate identification, consent, and documentation to body mechanics that prevent injuries. Learn to check and handle stretchers, wheelchairs, oxygen, and monitoring devices, communicate clearly with patients and teams, plan efficient routes, respond to equipment issues, and manage emergencies to support reliable, dignified, and timely transfers across the facility.
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Develop skills
- Emergency risk recognition: spot patient decline fast during hospital transport.
- Safe transport techniques: move complex patients with IVs, oxygen, and monitors.
- Route and workflow planning: optimize transport timing under real hospital pressure.
- Patient-centered communication: protect dignity, privacy, and cultural needs in transit.
- Equipment readiness checks: verify stretchers, wheelchairs, and oxygen in minutes.
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