Individual caregivers can learn the principles of leverage based manual no-lift transfers The basic 5 transfer training provides caregivers with the step by step details of leverage based patient transfer. Leverage based transfers reduce the transfer weight by 90%. This reduction turns a 200 lb patient into a 20 lb transfer load. Even small caregivers can handle this weight.
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