Electrical Patient Lifts

One of the most common causes of work related accidents among health care workers is the lifting of patients. There are thousands of health care workers who are injured each year while trying to lift patients. Patients in hospital may remain in bed or have difficulty ambulation for a variety of reasons. These include severe obesity, stroke, amputations, congestive heart failure, critically ill patients, patients on ventilators and those who are simply too old. Lifting these patients is associated with back and neck problems in countless workers each year. And the majority of these health care workers who are injured take substantial time off work resulting in a loss of productivity, financial loss and added expense to the health care facility.

To counter this problem, the manufacturing sector has now come up with various designs of patient lifts. These lifts can make lifting and moving the patient a lot easier. These patient lifts can be operated manually or via electrical power. Some of the lifts can even be operated at home if the individuals are trained how to use the machines.

Some of the currently available lightweight patient lifts include the following:

The Graham Field hydraulic lift is made of heavy gauge steel and has a 360” rotation. It has a manually adjustable base and the hydraulic pump handle is ergonomically placed for easy use. The lift is can be disassembled for quick storage. Other features on the lift include a digital scale. The Graham Field can lift up to 400 pounds.

Lumex Easy Lift is another heavy steel gauge designed lift which can be used in the home or the hospital. It has a six point spreader with 360” rotation. Like the Graham Lift, the handle bar is ergonomically designed for ease of use. This device also can be operated on a battery and also has an easy access emergency stop button. Other features of the Lumex include the warning beep for low battery and a rubber base coating to protect the furniture and walls.

The Chattanooga Alliance is a battery powered patient lift which is designed to provide the utmost safety, comfort and affordability to the caregiver. It has an emergency back up system to lower the patient and has an interchangeable battery. The light weigh lift with easy grip handles can lift patients weighing up to 400 pounds.

Other lifts available at medexsupply include the Drive Electric Patient lift and Medline Chrome Manual Hydraulic lifter.

For more information on patient electrical lifts, please visit www.medexsupply.com.