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Lateral Patient Air Transfer is an industry that uses air-based systems to create safe patient handling and positioning. The industry focuses on bariatric and fragile patient care, hospital staff safety and hospital workers compensation. Air transfer products use an inflatable surface that forces a constant volume of air out from beneath it to break the plane of friction, making the work of transferring patients safer for caregivers and patients. Lateral transfer aids come in many forms, including air transfer sheets, slide sheets, and re-positioningsheets. Applied above the bed linens or under the patient, these friction-reducing devices help minimize the number of nurses required to reposition the patient in bed. Some lateral transfer aids are tubelike, whereas others act like a pair of slick sheets. In general, they’re used without lifting devices and may take two nurses to apply. Most are applied only during the handling task, but some can be left under the patient for up to a full day. == Evolution of the industry == Traditionally, draw sheets were used to transfer patients from bed to stretcher. In 1984 the first air-based lateral patient transfer device was created in response to rising hospital workers' compensation rates. Devised from a piece of plywood and a 50’s Ford headliner, used as a pillow, an industry was born and has evolved since then to bring new products to caregivers and patients. More recent innovations include heat-sealed (RF welded) seam construction, as an option to stitched seams, which can be potential bacteria accumulation points. Also, disposable, single patient use (SPU) air transfer mattresses have been introduced which eliminate the need for frequent washing of the mattress. Products in the industry began as long air-filled mats that have progressed into several different versions with accessory products that assist in more than just the transfer of patients. One of the newest innovations is an air-filled ramp that is placed on top of an air transfer system. The basic idea of a ramp is to create three-dimensional positioning for procedures. When the patient is on the air-transfer system hospital staff can fill the ramp with air to lift the patient’s upper body and clear their airway, which makes intubation easier on hospital staff during anesthetization. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lateral Patient Air Transfer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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